From: "Robert" <robert_schmidli@hotmail.com>
To: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: How do you apply patches to source code?
Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 23:16:13 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <bat3v0$6md$1@main.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.LNX.4.53.0305261333460.3342@reg_kipling
"Ken Moffat" <ken@kenmoffat.uklinux.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.53.0305261333460.3342@reg_kipling...
> On Mon, 26 May 2003, Robert wrote:
>
> > I have recently obtained the source code to an application as a .src.rpm
> > file. I have unbundled the code into /usr/src/RPMS/SOURCES. There are
a
> > whole lot of .patch.bz2 files in the directory, as well as the main
.tar.bz2
> > file.
> >
> > How do I compile the program with the patches?
> >
> > I realise this is probably an easy one, but I can't find any
documentation
> > about applying patches.
> >
> > Robert.
> >
>
> I believe that every .src.rpm has a file telling rpm how to build it,
> maybe called specfile, and there is some option you give to rpm to build
> this (see `man rpm').
>
> Of course, if you _want_ to build it by hand for some reason, you
> first need to unpack the .tar.bz2 (probably with
> tar -xvjf filename.tar.bz2), then cd into the directory it creates and
> run `bzcat ../patchname.patch.bz2 | patch -p1' for each patch, then
> build it as normal (typically ./configure ; make ; make install) -
> you'll want to see what options configure will support or need.
>
> But, you probably still need the specfile or whatever to tell you in
> what order the packages should be applied.
>
> Sorry I can't be more help, but `rpm' has broken on the only box I've
> got it on.
>
> Ken
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Many thanks.
I want to compile the package links with graphics and java enabled. They
aren't in most RPMs.
I've got a spec file. How do I actually use it? Is it possible to use it
to automatically add the patches or do I just need to apply the patches (as
you've specified) in the order that they are listed in the spec file?
Robert.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-05-26 13:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-05-26 11:03 How do you apply patches to source code? Robert
2003-05-26 12:42 ` Ken Moffat
2003-05-26 13:16 ` Robert [this message]
2003-05-26 20:36 ` Ken Moffat
2003-05-26 13:40 ` Amin
2003-05-26 13:52 ` J S
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