[gentoo-dev] procedure for simple ebuild updates

[gentoo-dev] procedure for simple ebuild updates

[Benjamin Ritcey]

Hey all,

Just wondering what the procedure is for simple ebuild updates -- curl 
and gaim just had new releases, but the ebuilds only needed to be copied 
to the new rev number (e.g., "cp curl-7.9-r1.ebuild curl-7.9.3.ebuild") 
- no tweeking needed (just needed to 'fetch' and 'digest' to make sure 
it works).

Doesn't seem quite worthwhile to submit an ebuild that's already in 
portage - it merely has a different name...  There's also the fact that 
I didn't write those ebuilds - don't want to appear to be snatching credit.

Thanks,

-b

Re: [gentoo-dev] procedure for simple ebuild updates

[Grant Goodyear]

> Just wondering what the procedure is for simple ebuild updates -- curl 
> and gaim just had new releases, but the ebuilds only needed to be copied 
> to the new rev number (e.g., "cp curl-7.9-r1.ebuild curl-7.9.3.ebuild") 
> - no tweeking needed (just needed to 'fetch' and 'digest' to make sure 
> it works).

I just added them.  In general the method for updating ebuilds is to
post them on bugs.gentoo.org; see the "How to submit ebuilds" doc on
www.gentoo.org.  Patches, or just "change the filename" are both very
helpful.

Thanks!
-g2boojum-
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