Howto patch Wine in Gentoo

disi · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:02 am Post subject: Howto patch Wine in Gentoo

I write this post, because I couldn't find anything like this in the forum. After long long long searching I found a small tiny guide:

http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?iVersionId=8366

often you will find small extra .diff patches in the games db on http://www.winehq.org/ and here is the way how a Gentoo user can easily patch his wine to work with the application (the Version Number can be exchanged to the used one e.g. 0.9.43):

needs to be done as root:

Need4Speed · Guru Joined: 06 Jun 2004 Posts: 497

Thanks! I always wondered what the best way was to do this.

Scen · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:41 pm Post subject:

There's a simpler way: using "autopatch" feature of portage-bashrc-ng (from GECHI Overlay)

First, install and setup app-portage/layman (if it is not already installed)
Add the Gechi overlay:

Code:

layman -f -o http://gechi-overlay.sf.net/layman.xml -a gechi
Install portage-bashrc-ng (unmask it if you're running a stable profile):

Code:

emerge portage-bashrc-ng
Edit the configuration file

Code:

nano /etc/portage/bashrc-ng/bashrc-ng.conf

uncommenting the following line

Code:

#PATCH_OVERLAY=/usr/portage/local/patches/
Enable autopatch:

Code:

eselect bashrc-ng enable autopatch
Put your patches in /usr/portage/local/patches/, naming them with the following syntax: ${PATCH_OVERLAY}/${CATEGORY}/${PN}/${PN}-*.{patch,diff}.
In your case, for example the patch could be /usr/portage/local/patches/app-emulation/wine/wine-0.9.39_mypatch.diff.
Emerge the package(s)

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drescherjm · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:41 pm Post subject:

Wow. Thanks for the info. That will save me some time with making ebuilds just to roll out patches...
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Jerle · n00b Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 16

This looks really useful; but I can't get portage-bashrc-ng to emerge. It keeps telling me there are no ebuilds, not even masked ones.

The layman -f -o http://gechi-overlay.sf.net/layman.xml -a gechi worked fine and it said the overlay was added to the system.

Any ideas on what I need to do?

bunder · Bodhisattva Joined: 10 Apr 2004 Posts: 5934

couldn't you always copy the ebuild file to a local tree, and add the appropriate epatch line? that's what i do for eve online, when it needs patches for sound bugs.
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Jerle · n00b Joined: 27 Feb 2003 Posts: 16

Assuming I even knew how to do that, probably. I've used Gentoo for quite a while, but not at the level of making my own ebuilds. I'm needing to patch Wine to get Supreme Commander working though, so I found this thread.

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Scen · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 9:42 am Post subject:

PraetorZero · Apprentice Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 239 Location: /home

disi, you are so very much my hero right now.

Well, you and whomever was responsible for this little patch

Thanks for the guide!

carpman · Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:57 pm Post subject:

great post will now try patching wine to get quakewars running in wine while waiting for linux version.

got howto from here

http://community.enemyterritory.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9115
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