Re: [ptxdist] How to patch a rule file

[Bernhard Walle <bernhard@bwalle.de>]

Am 24.02.12 18:20, schrieb Robert Palmer:
> I've searched the archives (unfortunately "patch" is VERY common) 
> and I read the "How to become a PTXdist Guru" from the pengutronix 
> web site.  In section 4.1.2 patch series, it gives an overview of 
> patching and it then list the search order, giving FOUR cases.  
> The last case is "bug fixing" and it goes on to describe that this 
> case is intended for patching rules in the PTXdist rule files.  
> This is EXACTLY what I need to do, unfortunately, that's the last 
> thing is says about this case.
> 
> specifically, I'm using ptxdist-2010.08.0 and GNU Make v3.82.
> I'm trying to build the OSELAS toolchain, so I'm working with 
> that as the "project" directory
> 
> in the ptxdist rules there is apache2.make which needs to be
> patched to run under Make v3.82 (there is a missing line 
> continuation character)
> 
> I have tried building a patch in my toolchain (project) /patches folder 
> 
> a) naming the patch folder (package) 'apache2'  
>        -- matching the rule name found in ptxdist/rules
> b) naming the folder 'httpd-2.0.58'
>        -- matching the package name as described in the rule makefile

You can't patch the rules file. Just copy it to your project, it
overwrites the default one.


Regards,
Bernhard

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