using local patch-filed

[James Berry]

On May 10, 2007, at 4:12 PM, Jochen Küpper wrote:

> Hi Ryan,
>
> again, thanks for your help, it works ;-)
>
>> 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.
>
> I have now tested and uploaded the Portfile and patch to the Trac  
> system.
> Is there anything I should do in order to get the port included?
>
> What's about previous Portfiles I have added there - how often  
> should I bug whom?

Hey Jochen,

If you've submitted a few ports and have had no uptake it's probably  
because others are either busy and/or uninterested in those ports.  
I'd encourage you to apply for a commit bit in such a case, if you're  
interested in maintaining ports at MacPorts. We're always looking for  
committers with the time and energy to make MacPorts, and its  
collection of ports, better. See "requesting commit rights" on this  
page.

James.