Must I use Fink?

[Abram Gillespie]

This is waaay old but I'm finally getting around to this (read: the
client is paying).  I've since updated to Macports 1.6.  Is this
custom port still necessary (I assume so since I still don't see a
dbase option)?  If so, I want to use a combo of patching and setting
up a local port (so I don't fubar the clean port).  I assume I don't
just grab php5 source and dump it into a local directory and point
sources.conf at it.  I'm sure a get a copy of the port, place it
locally, patch it, then follow
http://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories.  How do I
go about getting a local copy of the php5 port.  Also, am I missing
anything?

Thank you for all the help!  And I'll be sure to report back my experience.

-Abe

On Thu, Sep 27, 2007 at 5:05 PM, Abram Gillespie
<abe.gillespie.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm under the gun right now.  I'll be able to try at least by Monday.
>  I'll let you know as soon as I do.
>
>  Thanks so much!
>  -Abe
>
>
>
>  On 9/27/07, Ryan Schmidt <ryandesign at macports.org> wrote:
>  >
>  > On Sep 27, 2007, at 10:04, Chris Pickel wrote:
>  >
>  > > On 27 Sep, 2007, at 10:50, Abram Gillespie wrote:
>  > >> I haven't gotten any response as to how I go about getting the
>  > >> php_dbase extension for the php5 package.  Is it possible?  Should I
>  > >> just drop MacPorts and go back to Fink?
>  > >
>  > > I've attached a possible patch. Sync your ports repository, apply
>  > > it with "sudo patch `port file php` php5-dbase.patch", and then try
>  > > a "sudo port install php5 +dbase +whatever_else". I don't know
>  > > anything about dbase so I don't know if it'll work, but it's a try.
>  >
>  > Please don't desert us! :) I only hadn't responded because I wasn't
>  > familiar with dbase and had not yet had time to familiarize myself.
>  > Please let me know if the patch from Chris works and I'll be happy to
>  > incorporate it into the php5 portfile.
>  >
>  > BTW, his patching instructions should have read...
>  >
>  > sudo patch `port file php5` php5-dbase.patch
>  >
>  >
>