From: Mikael Hallendal <hallski@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] patch file ?
Date: Sun Aug 26 16:30:01 2001 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <998872179.29942.15.camel@zoidberg> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010826103919.B5807@cvs.gentoo.org>
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
--
Mikael Hallendal
Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team Leader
CodeFactory AB, Stockholm, Sweden
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2001-08-26 10:40 [gentoo-dev] patch file ? Parag Mehta
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