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On Tuesday, 17. July 2007 13:16, Mike Auty wrote: |
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> It also means that if a developer has had to move files around or in |
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> some way create the specific layout of the tarball for the ebuild, |
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> they won't be lost if the dev goes away, or retires, etc. So |
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> attaching the specific package creation code to the specific package |
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> unpacking code seems fairly sensible. Although, I can see why there |
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> may be objections, given the very specific circumstances in which |
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> it's useful... |
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Having it inside the ebuild could also be useful for people who want to |
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bump packages themselves and file bugs: They can use the dev's original |
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create function and package the sources for testing. |
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Regards, |
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Robert |
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