Can I fix bugs in the source of a port and use macports to build and install?

[Bradley Giesbrecht]

On Feb 6, 2011, at 10:14 PM, Scott Webster wrote:

> Don't have time for a super detailed response right now, but:
>
> I'd set up a local portfile repository, probably containing just the
> one portfile (should be instructions in the guide or on the website
> somewhere).

http://guide.macports.org/#development.local-repositories

or use svn

http://guide.macports.org/#installing.macports.subversion

> Then make a patch file that fixes the problem you want to
> correct in the source, and add it to your local portfile so it gets
> applied before building.  Dealing with patchfiles is also covered in
> the guide.

http://guide.macports.org/#development.patches.portfile

--
Brad