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From: Dave Nebinger <dnebinger@××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Ebuild limits?
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:56:18
Message-Id: 200510021958.31893.dnebinger@joat.com
1 Well, I've been plugging along happily on constructing an ebuild for zimbra.
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3 But because of a) their built-in hardwiring and b) ant-based build/install
4 system, my ebuild is starting to get pretty big and complex.
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6 In order to keep my own thought patterns straight, I've isolated a lot of the
7 code in src_compile and src_install to a number of different functions.
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9 But as the size of the ebuild continues to grow, I'm now starting to ask
10 myself if, as it is currently going, the ebuild might not be accepted.
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12 So I guess I need to know:
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14 a) are there limits to the size and/or complexity of the ebuilds that are
15 accepted into portage?
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17 b) If there are and I end up going beyond them, is there a recommended
18 methodology for relocating some of the functionality? I mean, can I put code
19 into scripts in the files directory and freely execute from there?
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21 Just wondering...
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23 Dave
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Ebuild limits? Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@g.o>