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David Leverton wrote:
> 2008/9/4 Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o>:
>>  * The 'unpack' helper function recognizes ;sf=tbz2 and ;sf=tgz
>>   extensions, for interoperability with gitweb.
>>
>>  * SRC_URI supports a syntax extension which allows customization
>>   of output file names by using a "->" operator.
> 
> Is it useful to have both of these?  The former seems awfully
> specialised for a general format like ebuilds, and can be replaced
> with
> 
>     COMMIT="1234..."
>     SRC_URI="http://git.example.org/?p=foo.git;a=snapshot;h=${COMMIT};sf=tbz2
> -> foo-${COMMIT}.tar.bz2"

Both approaches are essentially equivalent but it's a little simpler
for ebuild writer if they don't have to customize the output file name.

- --
Thanks,
Zac
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