Re: [MiNT] Sparemint Rebuild Progress

[Mark Duckworth <mduckworth@atari-source.org>]

On 1/10/10 10:35 AM, Helmut Karlowski wrote:
> Am 10.01.2010, 14:33 Uhr, schrieb Mark Duckworth 
> <mduckworth@atari-source.org>:
>
> > 1. Download the current src.rpm for the package they are trying to 
> > build from sparemint and install it.
>
> From sparemint.org, or sparemint.atari-source.org? I cannot see 
> sources on sparemint.atari-source.org anyway.
>
> > 4. Update any patches, examine the build output to make sure that 
> > everything goes in the freemint specified places.
>
> What if I changed something in the source? Should the source-rpm 
> contain the original source and the diffs or the ready-to-go-sources 
> and diffs?
>
> > 5. Install the RPM and test it for a little while.
> > 6. Send me your completed src.rpm which is in /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS/
>
> I will need some time to get this right, I think.
>
> -Helmut
If you look at the src.rpm's in the current sparemint (not 
atari-source.org), download a couple and you'll see how it's done.  
Everything is controlled via the spec file and there is facilities for 
applying patches.  Most packages require some kind of patching.

Thanks,
Mark