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On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 19-05-2009 09:52:52 -0500, Jeremy Olexa wrote: |
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>> >> Like: |
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>> >> darwin/ppc/10.4 |
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>> >> darwin/x86/10.4 |
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>> >> darwin/ppc/10.5 |
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>> >> darwin/x86/10.5 |
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>> > |
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>> > No, just: |
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>> > |
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>> > darwin/ppc |
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>> > darwin/x86 |
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>> > darwin/10.4/ppc |
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>> > darwin/10.4/x86 |
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>> > darwin/10.5/ppc |
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>> > darwin/10.5/x86 |
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>> The less inheritance you have, the better/easier it is, IMO. So, I |
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>> would greatly prefer what I suggested to what you are suggesting. I |
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>> think. The end result is the same besides aesthetics. You can place a |
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>> mask in darwin/ppc/package.mask with both methods proposed. |
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> If I do your way, I have to duplicate masks that hold for a given |
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> release of the OS. |
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oh, interesting. I did not think of that. I guess I rescind my version |
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of the proposal then. =P |
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>> >> Is that how you are planning to do it? Because I think that makes the |
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>> >> most sense. If you look at linux/ - they are linux/<arch>/ (they skip |
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>> >> the <release> because it isn't needed) |
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>> > |
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>> > Well, that's just doing it the other way around? |
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>> >> Do also realize that this applies to *all* profiles, not just darwin |
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>> >> and solaris. Windows look like the only ones that won't need changing |
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>> >> because linux. |
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>> > Hmmm... not sure if other profiles are much in need for it. Alternative |
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>> > is to create a prefix/arch/{x86,ppc,sparc,...}, or maybe even start |
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>> > inheriting arch/X. In principle looks ok, but its linux biased |
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>> > sometimes... |
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>> ew. No. prefix/arch/... has no business for us. The reason I say that |
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>> other profiles can benefit from my suggestion is when you look at |
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>> hpux, it will eventually have hppa and 11.{23,31}/{ia64,hppa} just |
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>> doesn't make sense when you need a mask for all hppa for example. The |
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>> same with sunos. So, maybe not all, but some profiles can use this |
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>> idea. |
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> -- |
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> Fabian Groffen |
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> Gentoo on a different level |
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