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On 2/19/14, 8:05 AM, Roelof Wobben wrote: |
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> Am I right I have to make a local repo to test if it's build. |
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Yeah, I suggest just using /usr/local/portage and adding it to |
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PORTDIR_OVERLAY in make.conf. |
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> And does ebuild x.ebuild manifest also builds the package or do I have |
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> to use emerge x for that. |
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Please see "man 1 ebuild" for explanation what the commands do. |
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It's probably good to indeed use emerge for full end-to-end testing. |
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> And for testing Is repoman scan enough after looking if the package can |
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> installed of course. |
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Feel free to use repoman. IMHO building, installing and using the |
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package is a much more important test, but repoman can point out issues |
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even though the package seems to work. |
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> I have looked into the manuals but I cannot find a clear answer. |
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Which docs have you checked? Make sure to see <http://devmanual.gentoo.org/> |
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Good luck, and glad to hear you're working on contributing to Gentoo. |
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Paweł |
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