[lmi-commits] [lmi] master aeaa210 2/3: Add a helpful example of updating a patch

[Greg Chicares]

branch: master
commit aeaa210d9991af5e048c008f3ce49169bfe8c8c5
Author: Gregory W. Chicares <address@hidden>
Commit: Gregory W. Chicares <address@hidden>

    Add a helpful example of updating a patch
---
 install_miscellanea.make | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/install_miscellanea.make b/install_miscellanea.make
index 21e97a9..1f4c598 100644
--- a/install_miscellanea.make
+++ b/install_miscellanea.make
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ all: boost cgicc fop jing md5sum_msw sample trang xmlwrapp
 #   cd /tmp
 #   diff --recursive --unified=3 original modified >foo.patch
 #   patch --strip=1 --dry-run --directory=/wherever/scratch </tmp/foo.patch
+#
+# For example, to update the cgicc patch with additional changes:
+#   pushd /tmp
+#   mkdir original
+#   mkdir modified
+#   cd /tmp/original && tar -xjvf /cache_for_lmi/downloads/cgicc-3.1.4.tar.bz2
+#   cd /tmp/modified && tar -xjvf /cache_for_lmi/downloads/cgicc-3.1.4.tar.bz2
+# Patch first with '--dry-run' to be sure, then for real:
+#   patch --strip=1 --dry-run </opt/lmi/src/lmi/cgicc-3.1.4.patch
+#   patch --strip=1 </opt/lmi/src/lmi/cgicc-3.1.4.patch
+# Modify files in the "modified" directory, then:
+#   cd /tmp
+#   diff --recursive --unified=3 original modified >cgicc-3.1.4.patch
+#   patch --strip=1 --dry-run --directory=original </tmp/cgicc-3.1.4.patch
 
 # For some targets,
 #  - fresh md5sums are generated, then