gentoo_patches

This is a repository of patches that I use for modifying Gentoo packages. Usage of the patches in this repository make use of portage's epatch_user feature in ebuilds.

How to use these patches

As root

# git clone https://github.com/bencord0/gentoo_patches /etc/portage/patches

(optional) Modify ebuilds to accept user patches

Some ebuilds don't yet invoke epatch_user. The easiest way to add this is to inherit from base.eclass

--- a/app-misc/hello/hello-2.9.ebuild 2014-05-31 02:00:20.000000000 +0100 +++ b/app-misc/hello/hello-2.9.ebuild 2014-05-31 01:50:39.000000000 +0100 @@ -4,6 +4,8 @@

EAPI="4"

+inherit base + DESCRIPTION="GNU "Hello, world" application" HOMEPAGE="http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/" SRC_URI="mirror://gnu/${PN}/${P}.tar.gz"

# ebuild /usr/portage/app-misc/hello/hello-2.9.ebuild digest

Install packages as normal

# emerge app-misc/hello

Use the modified package

$ hello
Goodbye, cruel world!