Re: [gentoo-dev] Customize a ebuild before compiling

On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 09:09:26PM +0200, Hendrik Visage wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 01:28:22PM -0500, tadpol@××××××.org wrote:
> > /usr/local/(bin|sbin|share|doc|*) exists for a reason.  If you have
> > packages that require that level of customization, it is probably beyond
> > what a package system should do.
>
> Which breaks the idea of a packaging system :(

No it doesn't.  look at rpm, deb, slackware and bunch others.  That level
of configurablity doesn't exist.  And the package systems still work.

Portage is closer to a build system than it is a package system.  A build
system could do what you suggest below, a package system couldn't.

> Even worse, I'd like to build a special version of gtk (thumb sucking),
> and wish everything from then on to make use of this version.
>
> If I'm going to install in /usr/local, then the portage system isn't
> going to pick it up (easily I guess) that I've installed version
> x.y.z_patched and that it don't need to build x.y.z and to
> configure/compile against /usr/local instead of the "old" /usr version...
>
> How can we still link in with the dependency & packaging system,
> without breaking portage etc. and not making use of ebuild???

This would be a wonderful case for the local ebuild thing someone suggested
earlier.  Basically something that lets you define ebuilds that are local
to your setup.


I just think that kind of configuration system is overkill for 90% of the
ebuilds.  And I don't see the extra complexity worth the price of a few
packages.

> > This all of course is my own personal opinion,
> Mine too ;)
oy, so many opinions to choose from...   ^_^

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Michael Tilstra                       tadpol@××××××.org
I'll do all these things, because I'm an idiot.