Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage

Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage

[brettholcomb]

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 <john.lange@open-it.ca>
> 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 <john.lange@open-it.ca>
> > > Date: 2005/10/06 Thu AM 11:15:32 EDT
> > > To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
> > > 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
> 
> 

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Re: Re: [gentoo-user] Contributing to Portage

[Steven Mertens]

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http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&chap=1

On 10/6/05, brettholcomb@bellsouth.net <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 <john.lange@open-it.ca>
> > 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 <john.lange@open-it.ca>
> > > > Date: 2005/10/06 Thu AM 11:15:32 EDT
> > > > To: Gentoo User <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
> > > > 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
>
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