[Buildroot] How to configure proftpd 1.3.0a package in buildroot

[Bernhard Fischer]

On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 07:46:41PM +0100, Paul wrote:
>As a newby i'm stuck in the following, help is appreciated.
>
>I have selected the proftpd (1.3.0a) package in 'make menuconfig' and it
>build fine.
>
>Now I want to add the iconv patch (see for example
>http://home.h01.itscom.net/para/software/misc/proftpd-iconv/index-e.html)
>where it is described to run ./configure with some options to add the
>modules in question. If i do this (in the buildroot/build_powerpc/...) it
>fails and i think this is due to the fact that the staging_dir tools should
>be used which is not done the way i run ./configure.
>
> 
>
>My question: how should i do this correctly?

you would apply the patch before configuring, usually in the .unpacked
. See patch-kernel.sh usage in other packages.

HTH,
Bernhard