Sdl_ttf 2.0.6 and freetype2 2.1.7 patch

Question

Hello,
I recently ran into a little trouble trying to run an SDL graphics app called tuxtype2.
The app compiled OK, but had a run time segmentation fault.
I rebuilt the arch sdl_ttf package with this patch to the SDL_ttf.c file:
41a42,45
> /* per http://twomix.devolution.com/pipermail/ … 61203.html */
> #include <ft2build.h>
> #include FT_FREETYPE_H
>
This was pointed out to me on the tuxtype forum at:
http://tuxtype.sourceforge.net/forums/v … ?p=218#218
This corrected the trouble.
I appologize for my crude diff. I was planning to ask if there are any prefered diff/patch guidelines.
But after reading: Making and Applying Patches. I'm now afraid to ask 8-)
John E. A.

Answer 1

I have just posted a worked example and asked for a review. It may thus be that further light will get shed.
However, from reading the HOWTO on patching and reading elsewhere, I gather that patches are usually made in the main directory and then automatically read into the $startdir/src by way of its being listed in the PKGBUILD source array.
Thus the patch gets applied in $startdir/src, and this helps a lot in securing the benefit of md5sums.