[gentoo-soc] Framework for automated ebuild generators: weekly report #6

[Jauhien Piatlicki]

Hi all,

summary
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I'm working on `Framework for automated ebuild generators [1]. My mentor
is Rafael Martins. The aim of this project is to facilitate creation of
ebuild-generators for 3d party software providers. For those interested
in the advance of a project there is a Kanban board [2] and a
git-repository with code [3].

week #6
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Status: on schedule as for GSoC proposal [4], but behind schedule as for
plans I've had for the previous week .

I've worked on implementing PyPI backend and paludis integration. I've
had problems with PyPI as there is no fast and reliable mechanism for
fetch the data from their database.

Also I've found that really there is a very good support for CTAN
texlive packages in the tree (near all the packages are available in
ebuilds that install a number of packages at once), so I'm planning to
add an additional backend for another 3rd party provider, to still have
3 really useful backends at the end of the project.

Plans:
- documentation
- end with PyPI backend
- integration with paludis

[1] http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/project/google/gsoc2013/jauhien/17001

[2]
https://trello.com/board/framework-for-automated-ebuild-generators/51ad0f829c32858e72000c5f

[3] http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/g-sorcery.git;a=summary

[4]
http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/proposal/review/google/gsoc2013/jauhien/1

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Regards,
Jauhien