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- From: jliddle@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu (Jean Liddle)
- Subject: Patch Repository Now Open: rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu
- Message-ID: <1992Sep06.191543.22018@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu>
- Date: Sun, 06 Sep 1992 19:15:43 GMT
- References: <k=pnyqq.genie@netcom.com> <bjl.715800296@freyr>
- Organization: Illinois State University
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-
- Greetings fellow Linuxers!
-
- At long last, after 2 weeks of testing, the Patch Repository is
- open for business :).
-
- rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu [138.87.1.2]: pub/linux
-
- pub/linux/Incoming is rwxt for everyone, so contributions can be put
- there.
-
- What follows are the README and README.template files which
- can be found under pub/linux. When uploading patches, please use
- the README.template file and edit it according to the requirements
- of the patch you have made. It is hoped that a Patch Repository will
- encourage people to upload diffs (unified diffs made with diff -ur
- are preferred as they are usually much smaller than cdiffs, although
- no patch will be turned away! :)) to programs they have ported to
- linux even when they may be reluctant to upload entire binaries or
- patched sources. Thus, hopefully an even wider variety of software
- will be easilly installable by both casual and expert linux users.
-
- Also, if you find programs on the net which compile strait out of the
- box, please feel free to upload a note on where the file can be gotten
- and what special steps, compile options, etc. you used to get it to
- compile successfully. If you would like to use the README.template for
- this purpose as well, so much the better. The goal is to make compiling
- and installing diverse software as easy as possible for users, assuming
- they have a working gcc installed.
-
- Suggestions, etc. can be sent to jliddle@ilstu.edu.
-
- If you find a patch outdated or have an improvement, please feel free to
- upload it as well. Uploads which are accompanied by a note to me at the
- e-mail address above will probably be noticed sooner than those simply
- placed in incoming with no notice.
-
- BTW - I have made incoming xrw by everyone (with sticky bit on:)), so
- contributers will probably want to make sure read permissions are set
- for group and other so that others can download new patches even before
- I get around to moving them to the proper directories.
-
- [ start README ]
-
- this site is intended as a collection and distribution center for
- any and all patches which are to be applied to any and all software
- so that it can be compiled and run under LINUX. It is hoped that,
- by making patches available to users which can be applied to
- packages commonly available on the internet, more users will have
- access to a greater variety of software, and less duplication of
- effort will occur.
-
- HOW TO FIND THE PATCH YOU NEED
-
- The "root" directory of the linux stuff is in /u/ftp/pub/linux.
- Beneath this, the directory tree is organized as follows:
-
- pub/linux/-+-Incoming/ (Writable by everyone, this is where you
- | put your contributions. Don't forget
- | to email me and let me know its there!)
- |
- +-Utilities/ (patches to standard gnu/linux utilities
- | such as gmake, flex, bison, etc. with
- | pointers to the original code from the FSF
- | or other sites)
- |
- +-Applications/ (patches to unix apps to run under linux)
- |
- +-System/ (this would be the only directory with actual
- | source code in addition to patches, for linux
- | kernel sources and patches, and system
- | software such as filesystems, etc.)
- |
- +-X11R5/-+-mit (X11 stuff. The tree would resemble
- | the mit R5untarred tree structure at
- | export, with patches for clients, libs,
- | etc., in the appropriate directories)
- +-contrib (third party x windows
- contributions, such as xasteroids,
- etc. :))
-
- Filenames for Incoming stuff will be whatever the person submitting
- the patch feels like calling it. Once I move it to the appropriate
- place in the directory tree, I will rename it so that the filename
- describes what version of the program the patch applies to, what
- version of linux it was compiled under, and what version of GCC was
- used. So, for example, a patch for progname Version 2.15, compiled
- under linux 0.97.1 with gcc 2.2.2 would be called:
-
- progname215.097-1.222.tar.Z
-
- WHAT IS IN THE .tar.Z FILE
-
- progname.p01 - The patch file, which you will apply to the
- source.
- README.progname - Instructions on where to find the source
- to which the patch will be applied, how to
- apply the patch, and what, if any, special
- steps must be taken to compile the patched
- source.
-
- HOW TO APPLY PATCHES
-
- Assuming you have untarred the source.tar.Z file into the
- directory /usr/src/source, applying the patch is very simple.
- $ cd /usr/src
- $ patch -p0 < patchfile
-
- where "patchfile" is the complete path to "source.pNN", the
- patch which you downloaded.
-
- Detailed instructions on how to patch and compile the source
- are included in the README.progname file, included in the
- patch.tar file you downloaded. Some applications will require
- additional configuration, which is generally specified in the
- README, install.doc, or similar file contained in the source.tar.Z
- file you downloaded.
-
- HOW TO SUBMIT PATCHES
-
- 1. Just put the progname.p01 and README.progname files
- in the /u/ftp/pub/linux/Incoming directory, either as
- seperate files or already archived into a .tar file
- and ...
- 2. send mail to jliddle@ilstu.edu, so I know it's there.
-
- I have made the Incoming directory readable and writable
- by everyone, so people can download patches even before
- I get to them `a la sunsite.unc.edu. Nevertheless, I will
- try to move patches to the appropriate directory as quickly
- as possible.
-
- HOW TO MAKE PATCHES FOR DISTRIBUTION
-
- In order to make life as painless as possible for those
- downloading and applying patches, patches submitted should have
- the following properties:
-
- o Assuming the source code is in /usr/src/source, the user
- should be able to apply the patch from /usr/src and have all
- of the necessary changes made throughout the entire directory
- tree beneath /usr/src/source
-
- o A README file, based on the README.template in
- /u/ftp/pub/linux should be included. This will help the user
- find the same source files from which you made that patch, and
- guide him or her through any special steps necessary to apply
- the patch and compile the sources. A good example is the
- README.xzap-1.0 file included with the xzap patches in X11R5/contrib/clients.
- It points out several things the user must do to compile the
- program successfully before and after applying the patch
- (e.g. running xmkmf before applying the patch so that patch
- can also update the resulting Makefile)
-
- And, since space on our site is limited, Please use
-
- diff -ur
-
- to make patches, instead of diff -crw. The resulting diffs are usually
- much smaller, and patch has no trouble with them. -- Thanks!
-
- -------
- The following is how I make patches - you might want to do
- something similar.
-
- Assume the source code I have hacked so that it compiles and
- runs successfully under linux is in /usr/src/source.
-
- Assume my current working directory is /usr/src/source
-
- 1. Clean up the mess I've made compiling stuff
- $ make clean
- (or, rm *.o core, etc. if make clean doesn't work)
-
- 2. change directory to parent
- $ cd ..
- (`pwd` -> /usr/src)
-
- 3. move /usr/src/source to /usr/src/source.new
- $ mv source source.new
-
- 4. untar the original sources again
- $ tar xvf /downloadpath/source.tar
- (which creates /usr/src/source and its respective subdirs)
-
- 5. make a unified diff against the original sources
- $ diff -ur source source.new > source.p01
-
- 6. copy the readme template to README.source, type in the
- needed info, and put the two into a .tar file for uploading.
- $ cp README.template README.source
- $ joe README.source
- $ tar clvf source10.097-1.222.tar source.p01 README.source
-
- If you are using the minix filesystem and cannot make the
- filename descriptive, don't worry about it. As long as the
- pertinant info (program version, linux version/patchlevel, and
- gcc version) are in the README.source file, I can rename the
- file accordingly.
-
- Please send any suggestions, ideas, and constructive criticism to
- jliddle@ilstu.edu.
- [ end README ]
-
- [ start README.template ]
- Program:
- Description:
- Requirements:
- -
- - Linux ver. *
- * May work under earlier version, but untested.
- ----
- Source:
- File Size:
- Available From:
- In:
-
- Or use ARCHIE to locate file at other ftp sites
- ----
- Patch submitted:
- By:
- Compiled With:
- Under:
- ====
- How to compile
- ----
- 0. (untar the source)
- $ tar xvf
- 1.
- 2. (apply the patch)
- $ patch -p0 <
- 3. $ make
- ----
- Files
- ----
- README. - This File
- - Patch to apply
- [ end README.template ]
-
- --
- Jean Liddle | == Bill Clinton for President ==
- Computer Science, Illinois State University |
- e-mail: jliddle@ilstu.edu | - Carol Mosley Braun for Senat -
-