Comments on: How to apply a patch (under Ubuntu) http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/16/how-to-apply-a-patch-under-ubuntu/ "Many window managers are like Marshmallow Froot Loops; Metacity is like Cheerios." Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:08:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thomas Thurman http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/16/how-to-apply-a-patch-under-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Thomas Thurman Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:45:47 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=203#comment-583 That works too, and is probably a better way to keep dpkg happy. That works too, and is probably a better way to keep dpkg happy.

]]> By: Marius Gedminas http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/16/how-to-apply-a-patch-under-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Marius Gedminas Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:16:43 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=203#comment-582 I'd be inclined to replace the last three lines with dch -i # change the version number to 'ubuntuXmypatch1' or something # describe which the patch you've applied debuild sudo dpkg -i ../*metacity*deb That would let the packaging system know that you've got a slightly newer version of metacity than what Ubuntu currently does, but that the next Ubuntu version will be newer than the one you have. I’d be inclined to replace the last three lines with

dch -i
# change the version number to ‘ubuntuXmypatch1′ or something
# describe which the patch you’ve applied
debuild
sudo dpkg -i ../*metacity*deb

That would let the packaging system know that you’ve got a slightly newer version of metacity than what Ubuntu currently does, but that the next Ubuntu version will be newer than the one you have.

]]> By: Ryan http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/16/how-to-apply-a-patch-under-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Ryan Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:38:33 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=203#comment-581 Instead of configure/make/make install, how about 'dch -i && dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot' ? Instead of configure/make/make install, how about ‘dch -i && dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot’ ?

]]> By: Quikee http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/2008/12/16/how-to-apply-a-patch-under-ubuntu/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Quikee Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:30:41 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/metacity/?p=203#comment-580 Alternatively you could also say "dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot" and "sudo dpkg -i metacity..." instead of "configure, make, make install" and the result would be deb packages. Alternatively you could also say “dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot” and “sudo dpkg -i metacity…” instead of “configure, make, make install” and the result would be deb packages.

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