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Thomas Kahle wrote: |
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> So far our gtest package has shipped only the compiled library and a |
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> bunch of helper scripts. Now bug 474454 asks for the sources to be |
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> installed too (or exclusively). What should we do? |
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> a) Drop the library from the ebuild and break most of the consumers who |
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> don't follow upstreams recommendation. |
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> b) Install shared library and sources giving maintainers the choice to |
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> follow upstreams instructions or not. |
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a) The packages are broken in any case, if they don't use gtest files |
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bundled during build, but rely on an external at runtime instead. Break em |
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and let them get fixed, is better than shouldering the maintenance burden of |
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accommodating stupidity. No one will thank you for it in any case, and nothing |
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will improve, but your life will be harder. |
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There isn't really any point in trying to install this separately in any case. |
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That is not its intended usage at all. |
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