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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] ebuild with local source?
From:       Robin Atwood <robin.atwood () attglobal ! net>
Date:       2010-08-24 12:09:24
Message-ID: 201008241909.25291.robin.atwood () attglobal ! net
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On Tuesday 24 August 2010, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> On 08/24/10 13:45:05, Robin Atwood wrote:
> > On Tuesday 24 August 2010, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > I'd like to create an ebuild (in my local overlay) which refers to
> > 
> > a
> > 
> > > local distribution file.
> > > 
> > > I've tried
> > > 
> > > SRC_URI="file::///usr/local/Src/MyPack.tar.bz2"
> > > 
> > > but "file://" doesn't seem to be supported.
> > > 
> > > Is there any alternative?
> > > 
> > > Thanks for a hint,
> > > Helmut.
> > > 
> > > (I'm using portage-2.2._rc68)
> > 
> > "ln -s /usr/local/Src/MyPack.tar.bz2 /usr/portage/distfiles" maybe?
> 
> Thanks, but isn't that erased when I resync next time?

No. Syncing doesn't touch the distfiles. I use this technique all the time.

-Robin
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