BitchX is currently in active development from a new sourceforge project, this code include all the security patches and other fixes: http://bitchx.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/bitchx/ Also, I have submited patches to the project with some interesting functionalities: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=217909&atid=1041465 I have written an ebuild for the last svn release + the patches. Reproducible: Always
Created attachment 268029 [details] BitchX-1.2c01-svn ebuild and patches
Created attachment 270873 [details] BitchX-1.2c01-svn ebuild (r1) and patches This new ebuild includes the patch 07-delete_no_cloak.diff from http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3291066&group_id=217909&atid=1041465.
(In reply to comment #2) > This new ebuild includes the patch 07-delete_no_cloak.diff from > http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3291066&group_id=217909&atid=1041465. From your description of what the patches do, it appears that they change the UI of bitchx considerably. It should be upstream's choice to incorporate them or not. You can always add a call to epatch_user() in your ebuild's src_prepare() function. epatch_user() lets you put your own custom patches for the ebuild in /etc/portage/patches/ (see /usr/portage/eclass/eutils.eclass for more details) and add such patches without forcing these changes on every user of the ebuild. Patches which make the buildsystem or installation method compatible with a normal GNU/Linux system are acceptable, though. However, generally the hope is that upstream would apply such patches, breaking the SVN ebuild in the process ;-).
I'm not forcing my changes, they are only applied with "patches" USE that is disabled by default. I submitted my patches to upstream (on sourceforge) where are available, unfortunately they are not merged in official repository neither rejected explicitly. I could keep the patches only for myself but I think they could be usefull for someone. Anyway, if you don't still agree with the inclusion of my patches in the ebuild, feel free to remove them but at least include the SVN ebuild.
Created attachment 310447 [details] BitchX-1.2c01-svn ebuild (r2) and patches
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