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Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 06:02:31 +0000 (GMT)
From: Marco Atzeri <marco_atzeri@yahoo.it>
Subject: R: Building core cygwin packages which only come with patch files over gnu.org packages
To: cygwin@cygwin.com, Neil.Mowbray@calgacus.com
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--- Dom 3/1/10, Neil.Mowbray@calgacus.com  ha scritto:

> Data: Domenica 3 gennaio 2010, 06:55
> Folks,
>=20
> Of course I can try to figure it out myself, but I wonder
> if anyone can give
> me
> a quick pointer on how to build core cygwin packages which
> only provide
> patch
> files over the orginal GNU source.
>=20
> For eample coreutils-7.0-2-src..tar.bz contains:=20
>=20
> coreutils-7.0-2.cygport
> coreutils-7.0-2.cygport.sig
> coreutils-7.0-2.cygwin.patch
> coreutils-7.0-2.cygwin.patch.sig
> coreutils-7.0-2.src.patch
> coreutils-7.0-2.src.patch.sig
> coreutils-7.0.tar.lzma
> coreutils-7.0.tar.lzma.sig
>=20
> I got the coreutils-8.2.tar.gz for gnu.org and I assume I
> apply to stuff
> above
> to it.=A0 But how is that done?=A0 There isn't a
> makefile.=A0 Is it done manually?

install cygport and=20

$ cygport coreutils-7.0-2.cygport almostall


Cygport will handle all the steps for you.
"almostall" means  "prep compile install package"
See /usr/share/doc/cygport/README for furhter info.

> I
> assume they is a automated method but it isn't obvious what
> it is.
>=20
> Regards,=A0 Neil
>=20
Regards
Marco


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