* [gentoo-dev] patch file ?
@ 2001-08-26 10:40 Parag Mehta
2001-08-26 16:30 ` Mikael Hallendal
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From: Parag Mehta @ 2001-08-26 10:40 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
Hi ALl,
How does one create a patch or diff file ?
i hv an ebuild for a pkg where in i need to change some files after unpack the pkg src.
thanx in advance.
Best Regards,
pm
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* Re: [gentoo-dev] patch file ?
2001-08-26 10:40 [gentoo-dev] patch file ? Parag Mehta
@ 2001-08-26 16:30 ` Mikael Hallendal
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From: Mikael Hallendal @ 2001-08-26 16:30 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
Den 26 Aug 2001 10:39:19 -0600 skrev Parag Mehta:
>
> Hi ALl,
>
> How does one create a patch or diff file ?
> i hv an ebuild for a pkg where in i need to change some files after unpack the pkg src.
>
> thanx in advance.
Hi!
If you have to change many files it's best to make two copies of the
source and name them like:
directory.orig
directory
make your changes in directory and then put yourself in the directory
containing both directories and typ
diff -u directory.orig directory > my_file.patch
Regards,
Mikael Hallendal
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Mikael Hallendal
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader
CodeFactory AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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