Re: [gentoo-server] mail archive

[Kerin Millar <kerframil@gmail.com>]

On 9/29/05, Mike Myers <mike@yaay.us> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a qmail server configured, for the most part similar to the docs on
> the gentoo site.  I was wondering though if there was a way to archive all
> the email messages.  I saw a tool to do that on the inter7 site, but it
> said it was a patch to allow archiving.  i'm not too sure how to patch
> some code when it's in portage, and i don't really want to reinstall qmail

Create a portage overlay (for example, at /usr/local/portage) and copy
the existing mail-mta/qmail structure into it. Drop your patch in at
mail-mta/qmail/files then add a statement to patch it in within the
src_unpack() function of the ebuild:

  epatch ${FILESDIR}/foo.patch

You'll see many such examples in the ebuild as it is. Alternatively
you could `ebuild unpack` the ebuild in the main portage tree, patch
the source in the working directory manually before concluding with an
`ebuild qmerge" statement (a less desirable approach in my view). For
further details this wiki entry may help:

  http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Installing_3rd_Party_Ebuilds

With regards to the first approach you'll need to make sure that you
revise your customised ebuild if there are any future qmail revision
bumps otherwise your overlay copy will be superceded by the upgrade in
the mainline portage tree.

Another possibility is to file a bug referencing the patch, add the
keyword "Inclusion" and assign to robbat2@gentoo.org asking for this
patch to be included.

Regards,

--Kerin

-- 
gentoo-server@gentoo.org mailing list