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On 02-03-2013 11:44:17 +0100, Timo Kluck wrote: |
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> Dear Gentoo-Alt developers, |
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> I would like to use portage prefix for my own custom package tree, |
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> independently from the standard portage tree and overlays. I found it |
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> quite difficult to isolate the necessary steps for that from the |
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> bootstrapping scripts. |
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> For example, suppose that I have two packages, called package-a and |
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> package-b. Suppose they have an automake file that just puts empty |
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> files at $prefix/a and $prefix/b, respectively. So with gentoo-prefix, |
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> I'm expecting those files to end up at $EPREFIX/usr. |
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> (1) How would I install portage-prefix, preferably from git, to |
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> $EPREFIX? Is just |
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> ./autogen.sh |
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> ./configure --prefix=$EPREFIX/usr --with-portage-user=$USER |
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> --with-portage-group=$USER |
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> make |
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> make install |
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> sufficient? |
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no, --with-offset-prefix=${EPREFIX} is essential, and |
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--with-extra-path=/usr/bin:/bin is probably quite useful |
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> (2) How would I setup the configuration files for portage and the two |
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> ebuilds on my local system? |
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> So I'm trying to use the system's bash, make etc. |
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you'll need quite a large packeg.provided, I think |
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> This is part of my effort to see whether we can use an existing, |
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> well-maintained package manager to replace the current naive packaging |
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> system of Sage (www.sagemath.org). |
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Sorry for the brevity on my part, I'm a bit in a rush right now. Try |
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the above, and report back. I think you can get what you want. |
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Fabian Groffen |
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Gentoo on a different level |
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