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From: Ben Lutgens <blutgens@×××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] additional files in portage tree
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 11:04:49
Message-Id: 20010808120525.A10984@minime.sistina.com
1 Hi all, I am proposing we add a new file to the portage tree directories. I
2 was thinking something like the pkg_descr files in freebsd ports. It could
3 have a slightly more detailed description, the install process ( from the
4 portage point of view ) as well as homepage and ftp urls and possibly a
5 brief gentoo-changelog. It could look something like this.
6
7 #-------------------------
8
9 Description: gkrellm-0.9.1 - A nifty app that combines a system load
10 monitor, mem, swap, fs, and net monitors (among others) into a single
11 process for X. It's themeable and will take plugins ( i.e. gkrellmmms,
12 gkrellm-wireless etc.).
13
14 Homepage: http://www.gkrellm.org
15 ftp://www.gkrellm.org
16
17 Install Process: This makefile works well so all I had to do was add the
18 dodoc statements
19 # [ or conversely ]
20 # Install Process: Inhospitable makefile, had to completely install it by
21 # hand with dobin etc. Submitted patch to makefile upstream.
22
23 Changes:
24 gkrellm-0.5.1-r4:
25 * fixed the doc install
26 * Info files going into right place now
27
28
29 Caveats: Installing this will break your fingers in three places and
30 possibly cause X to dump large core files in the current dir every 7
31 seconds. Also will overwrite any config files you have in /etc/exim/
32
33 Contributors: My mom submitted a patch for the Makefile that I apply here.
34
35 #------ SNIP
36
37 I just think it'd be nice to have a file that we can less to find out what
38 a package is, sometimes the name isn't enough as I can't possibly keep
39 straight everything and the DESCRIPTION in the ebuild isn't great since
40 noone wants to clutter everything up.
41
42 I'm also not suggesting we take the next 3 months to write these for the
43 existing packages, just adding them for new ones or possibly when updating.
44
45
46 --
47 Ben Lutgens
48 Sistina Software Inc.
49
50 What's the difference between root and God ?
51 God doesn't think that he is root.

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] additional files in portage tree Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] additional files in portage tree Parag Mehta <pm@g.o>