[oe] GPSBABLE -- fixed recipe

[Frans Meulenbroeks]

2010/7/20 Stefan Schmidt <stefan at datenfreihafen.org>

> Hello.
>
> On Mon, 2010-07-19 at 23:59, J. L.  wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 11:51 PM, Stefan Schmidt
> > <stefan at datenfreihafen.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > This workflow looks like more work in the beginning but it pays off for
> you and
> > > us within the first two patches. :)
> >
> > I am a VERY new beginner in all of this and would love to learn how to
> > do it all properly as I have found a few recipes that I want to build
> > but have issues. I will figure out how to do what your saying properly
> > and send in the patch.
>
> Good to see you are motivated. :)
>
> > Do I need to put my recipe back to the original in OE first before
> > making the patch? If this is way off you can just tell me to search on
> > google. Thanks for taking the time to let me know though I appreciate
> > it.
>
> Normally you would change the recipe directly in the git checkout. That is
> within the folder you have created with git clone ...
>
> You would change the recipe to match the new checksums and the run "git
> diff" to
> see what changes you have in your local repository. If all looks good a
> "git
> commit" would make a local commit of your changes which you then could
> prepare a
> patch from and then it here.
>
> The man pages for the different steps are available with "git help
> $COMMAND" and
> there are some good tutorials out there for git questsions. But the command
> given above should bring you through the first submission.
>
> regards
> Stefan Schmidt
>

As an addendum:
it might be useful to join #oe on freenode irc. If you have issues or
questions there are often people around that can help you.

have fun, Frans