Re: [gentoo-dev] A script to pick next free UID/GID for your acct-* packages

[Peter Stuge]

Joonas Niilola wrote:
> There's a script by jkroon in data/api.git
> (https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/api.git/) that prints the next available
> UID/GID pair for new acct-* packages.

This is super nice! Thanks a lot jkroon!


> It is not forbidden to mix and mash UID/GID between different packages,
> but I'd still suggest to find a new "pair" even if you push just an UID
> or GID. Since we don't seem to be in danger of running out any time soon.

Mh - so the obvious first feature request for the script is to also output
Free UID+GID pairs. Counting them manually in your screenshot I get 36.

That's not a whole lot; just 7% of 500.


//Peter