How to download the source code without compling?

[jronald]

To install larbin, a header file needs to be modified for configuration, but make will not provide such a chance to modify it. How to just fetch the code?

BTW, what's going on about the dependencies then?

 

[SirDice]

A build normally follows these steps (there's more but these are probably the important ones):

make fetch
make extract
make patch
make configure

Your best bet at changing the source code is probably after make patch. Edit the sources in the work/ directory and proceed as normal afterwards.

You can also create a patch file that will be automatically applied during the build, see the Porter's Handbook for more information.

 

[jronald]

Very helpful, thanks.