Re: [gentoo-dev] Private SVN repository for live-ebuild

[Matthew Summers]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:16 AM, Natanael Olaiz <nolaiz@×××××.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I want to make a live-ebuild for a private subversion repository.
> I see in the developers manual [1] that CVS have the vars ECVS_USER and
> ECVS_PASS, but cannot found equivalent ones for SVN [2].
>
> Anyone knows what would be the prefered way to do that? Is safe to
> include the login in the ebuild? Can it have only read permissions to root?
>
>
> And a similar case: a .tar.gz source package which is on a private web
> URL. What is the best way to download it from the ebuild?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Natanael.
>
>
> [1]
>
> http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/functions/src_unpack/cvs-sources/index.html
> [2]
>
> http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/functions/src_unpack/svn-sources/index.html
>
>
>
Hi Natanael,

I just took a quick look at the eclass that determines the behavior you are
interested in, and the short answer is yes that is supported via ESVN_USER
and ESVN_PASSWORD. I would strongly encourage you to read the actual eclass
though, as it details other handy functionality too. That file is generally
located in /usr/portage/eclass/subversion.eclass

Now, as to whether to include the value ESVN_PASSWORD in the ebuild, I would
not do that. Personally, I would setup svn+ssh and use an ssh key to access
the repo. I do this with git using the git eclass. I am prompted for a
password/key by portage in this case. To automate this using an ssh key, you
can just use a passwordless key or setup ssh-agent. Also note, the key will
be sought out first in /root/.ssh (I think it looks there first anyway).

Regarding your final question, I think that portage will ask you to enter
the password if it tries to access something over HTTPS requiring
authentication, but I am not 100% certain at the moment.

Regards,
Matthew W. Summers