using local patch-filed

[Ryan Schmidt]

On May 10, 2007, at 17:31, Jochen Küpper wrote:

> Okay guys, I do have another question: How can I use local patch- 
> files? I have put them in the local files/ directory, but port  
> still tries to fetch them:
>
> > sudo port install
> --->  Fetching qwt
> --->  Attempting to fetch files/qwtconfig.pri from http://distfiles- 
> od.opendarwin.org/qwt
> --->  Attempting to fetch files/qwtconfig.pri from http://distfiles- 
> msn.opendarwin.org/qwt
> --->  Attempting to fetch files/qwtconfig.pri from http://distfiles- 
> od.opendarwin.org/
> --->  Attempting to fetch files/qwtconfig.pri from http://distfiles- 
> msn.opendarwin.org/
> Error: Target com.apple.fetch returned: fetch failed
> Error: Status 1 encountered during processing.

Did you specify the name of the patchfile as "files/qwtconfig.pri"?  
You don't need to specify the directory name; MacPorts knows it's  
going to be in the files directory. Also, your patchfile name should  
begin with "patch-" and end with ".diff", between which should be the  
name of the file that's being patched. So if your patch is patching a  
file called qwtconfig.pri, then you should call the file "patch- 
qwtconfig.pri.diff", put it in the "files" directory in your port's  
directory, and put "patchfiles patch-qwtconfig.pri.diff" in the  
portfile.