Re: [gentoo-dev] WindowMaker 0.8? (ebuild info)

[Zach Forrest <microserf@shaw.ca>]

First, read the Gentoo Linux Developers HOWTO: 
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/gentoo-howto.html

This document is a little out of date and there are couple of things to 
be aware of. One, the "A" variable is no longer used. Instead, you 
should replace the "${A}" in the "SRC_URI" variable with "${P}.tar.gz" 
(assuming that the package you are installing has the ".tar.gz" 
extension). Two, "try" is no longer used. Instead, use something like 
"./configure || die" or "emake || die". This will all make a little more 
sense once you've read the Gentoo Linux Developers HOWTO.

You might also want to check the devloper's mailing list archives for 
December and January for more info. Also, I highly recommend using the 
skeleton ebuild file (which has a lot of comments) located in 
"/usr/portage/skel.build". This should help you get started.

For me, it was very helpful to look at some existing ebuilds to get a 
better idea of how things are done. Playing with the "ebuild" command 
(see "man ebuild") will also give you a better idea of the steps 
involved in the merging process.

Regards,
Zach

Clay Mitchell wrote:

> Good idea. Where can I get some info on how to do this?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org [mailto:gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org]
> On Behalf Of Gila
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 10:39 AM
> To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] WindowMaker 0.8?
> 
> 
> make a ebuild your self and share it with us! :)
> 
> On Wednesday 16 January 2002 15:39, you wrote:
> 
>>Any plans to put together a 0.8.0 ebuild of this? Or should I just 
>>install it on my own?
>>
>>Thanks
>>-Clay
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