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#1 2017-09-19 01:54:46
- AmagicalFishy
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Changing the source of a package while still managing it via pacman
I'd like to alter the source of scrot
I know how to use asp to retrieve the source code and PKGBUILD file, and I have a patch file w/ the appropriate changes—but I'm not sure how to go any further. Can anyone help? (Even if it's via an alternative method)
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#2 2017-09-19 02:39:37
- circleface
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Re: Changing the source of a package while still managing it via pacman
You should apply the patch in the prepare() function of the PKGBUILD. That way, when making the package, your patch will be applied.
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#3 2017-09-19 13:02:05
- Lone_Wolf
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Re: Changing the source of a package while still managing it via pacman
make sure to give the package another name (can be as simple as scrot-patched) and add a conflict with scrot .
Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2017-09-19 13:02:28)
Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.
clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky
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