Go to Gentoo.org and look under Developer docs for a
start. Also man ebuild man 5 ebuild, man emerge. Then set
up an additional directory in /etc/make.conf - I can't
remember the variable right now. However, I set mine to
/usr/local/portage. Create /usr/local/portage and make
the subdirectory structure for the package you want to
work on. Just do cp -r and copy the directory tree for
that package (i.e cp media-sound/jack-cvs
/usr/local/portage). Get rid of all the unneccesary
versions and then hack away.
On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 11:30:14 -0800
Jonathan Stickel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Suppose I want programs X and Y on my gentoo machine. I
notice that the ebuild for program X is outdated, and
there is no ebuild for program Y.
Is there some forum where I can request the update or
creation of ebuilds for these programs?
Where can I learn about getting involved in the ebuild
process? I am not a programmer, but if there are a few
well-documented steps to create an ebuild and put it in
the portage tree, I would be interested in learning.
Jonathan
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