Re: [gentoo-alt] [PREFIX] profiles arch subs?

[Fabian Groffen]

On 19-05-2009 09:52:52 -0500, Jeremy Olexa wrote:
> >> Like:
> >> darwin/ppc/10.4
> >> darwin/x86/10.4
> >> darwin/ppc/10.5
> >> darwin/x86/10.5
> >
> > No, just:
> >
> > darwin/ppc
> > darwin/x86
> > darwin/10.4/ppc
> > darwin/10.4/x86
> > darwin/10.5/ppc
> > darwin/10.5/x86
>
> The less inheritance you have, the better/easier it is, IMO. So, I
> would greatly prefer what I suggested to what you are suggesting. I
> think. The end result is the same besides aesthetics. You can place a
> mask in darwin/ppc/package.mask with both methods proposed.

If I do your way, I have to duplicate masks that hold for a given
release of the OS.

> >> Is that how you are planning to do it? Because I think that makes the
> >> most sense. If you look at linux/ - they are linux/<arch>/ (they skip
> >> the <release> because it isn't needed)
> >
> > Well, that's just doing it the other way around?
> >
> >> Do also realize that this applies to *all* profiles, not just darwin
> >> and solaris. Windows look like the only ones that won't need changing
> >> because linux.
> >
> > Hmmm... not sure if other profiles are much in need for it.  Alternative
> > is to create a prefix/arch/{x86,ppc,sparc,...}, or maybe even start
> > inheriting arch/X.  In principle looks ok, but its linux biased
> > sometimes...
>
> ew. No. prefix/arch/... has no business for us. The reason I say that
> other profiles can benefit from my suggestion is when you look at
> hpux, it will eventually have hppa and 11.{23,31}/{ia64,hppa} just
> doesn't make sense when you need a mask for all hppa for example. The
> same with sunos. So, maybe not all, but some profiles can use this
> idea.


-- 
Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level