Portage auto-patch utility for Gentoo Linux

Abstract

The Hacking Networked Solutions patch-set for Gentoo Linux requires a means of applying a series of patch files to a portage repository to be of any value. In addition a mechanism for copying various ancillary files to the repository, such as patches to be applied during the build-phase of an ebuild rather than those to be applied to an ebuild, is also required. The Portage auto-patch utility for Gentoo Linux, or auto-patch-portage, provides such functionality.

Contents

• Preparing the ground
  • Installing the software
    • Installing the overlay
    • Installing the package
• Configuration files
  • /etc/auto-patch-portage
    • Description
    • Example
• Utilities
  • auto-patch-portage
    • Description
    • Use