http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1 On 10/6/05, brettholcomb@bellsouth.net wrote: > > That's good to know. It's been a while since I looked but there used to be > some docs on how to actually do an ebuild and what things in it meant. > > > > > From: John Lange > > Date: 2005/10/06 Thu PM 01:11:21 EDT > > To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage > > > > The Gentoo documentation on ebuilds is "after-the-fact". > > > > "Contributing Ebuilds: This guide explains how to submit ebuild packages > > through the Bugzilla tracking system." > > > > I did finally find it. Its apparently not in the gentoo documentation > > but there is a Wiki. > > > > Once I figured out the appropriate search term is "ebuild" I was able to > > turn up some decent google results. > > > > For the sake of anyone else looking: > > > > http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Create_an_Updated_Ebuild > > > > Thanks, > > -- > > John Lange > > > > > > On Thu, 2005-10-06 at 13:00 -0400, brettholcomb@bellsouth.net wrote: > > > Check out the doc pages on Gentoo about creating ebuilds. You can use > existing ones as models. > > > > > > > > > > > From: John Lange > > > > Date: 2005/10/06 Thu AM 11:15:32 EDT > > > > To: Gentoo User > > > > Subject: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage > > > > > > > > > > > > I frequently need things installed from portage but the most recent > > > > version is not available. (digikam is a recent example). > > > > > > > > I'd be happy to grab the most recent stable source and make it work > in > > > > Gentoo Portage and contribute it... > > > > > > > > Is there a How-To for this? > > > > > > > > My apologies, I know this must be someplace but for the life of me I > > > > can't find it. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > John Lange > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > > > > > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > >