On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Alan Grimes <alonz...@verizon.net> wrote:
> I hit the "view raw" link and used save as... I then copied it into the > "files" subdirectoy and portage threw a hissy fit and refused to do > anything because letting the user patch a package is simply > unthinkable!!! A mere USER, applying a custom patch to one of our > immaculate packages on HIS OWN COMPUTER??!?!?! UNTHINKABLE!!! So it > doesn't flash a warning, or a "are you sure?????", it just barfs and > quits. I then mv ..'d it. and portage completely ignores the file. > Doesn't match any of the versions I have anyway. > > Which gets me back to how wise I was for version-freezing myself at > 4.6.7... > > And yes, I am continuing to call my Ryzen 1800x "tortoise". =P > > It looks like you put it in /usr/portage/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers, not in /etc/portage/patches/x11-drivers/nvidia-drivers > > -- Manuel A. McLure WW1FA <man...@mclure.org> <http://www.mclure.org> ...for in Ulthar, according to an ancient and significant law, no man may kill a cat. -- H.P. Lovecraft
