Module Programming

Config · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:15 pm Post subject: Module Programming

I just wrote a little proftpd module - but I don't know how to emerge proftp including this module. I would first have to patch the proftpd source and then add another ./configure, directive. How can I do that?
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Pythonhead · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:00 pm Post subject:

Take a look at proftpd-1.2.9_rc1.ebuild, you should be able to tell from that.

Put the new ebuild in /usr/local/portage/net-ftp/proftpd and your patch in /usr/local/portage/net-ftp/proftpd/files

In src_unpack() you can patch it after unpack ${MY_P}.tar.bz2

Add your module to IUSE and check the myconf section, you can add the configure directive there. There are some examples for postgresql and mysql you can copy.

Config · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:18 pm Post subject:

Hmmm... I sort of don't like this method, although it works. I want to debug/develop this module, not just compile and use it.
I had the idea to download the source, compile it but witout doing a make install. But then, proftpd wouldn't start because it cannot figure out the ip of linux (my hostname). I cannot add it in /etc/hosts, since my ip is configured via dhcp....
But to make your approach work, I would just have to add a cp statement, this is clear - but where do I copy it to? The src_unpack doesn't say anthing about where it unpacks the source.
The configure part is straightforward, correct :wink:

Thanks
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Pythonhead · Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 11:42 pm Post subject:

Genone · Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 3:40 pm Post subject:

fusion · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 02 Nov 2002 Posts: 119

This might be a good read

ebuild howto:
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-howto.xml