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On 12/10/17 22:24, Francesco Riosa wrote: |
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> hi, |
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> FEATURES=splitdebug at the moment require package dev-util/debugedit |
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> which is a lagging behind upstream. |
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> However package app-arch/rpm (from which debugedit is forked) always |
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> install the same binary in ${ROOT}/usr/libexec/rpm/debugedit. |
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> In 2017 I don't see much value in maintaining a fork from a package |
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> (rpm) that weight less than 3MB when the functionality we need is |
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> already all upstreamed. But if there is someone willing to keep it up to |
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> date, that's totally fine. |
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> Provided we^W you keep dev-util/debugedit indefinitely it's possible to |
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> provide more useful choices to the users with at least two courses of |
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> action: |
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> 1) instruct ${package_manager} to search for `debugedit` first in |
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> ${PATH} _and_ then in /usr/libexec/rpm/debugedit. |
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> This way dev-util/debugedit take precedence, if it's not installed and |
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> app-arch/rpm is, then the latter will be used. |
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> 2) optionally (via useflag) create a symlink in /usr/bin to the libexec |
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> debugedit when installing rpm. Obviously the two package must block each |
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> other. |
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> the rpm package implementing this solution (revbumped to latest) is |
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> available here: |
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> https://github.com/vivo75/vivovl/blob/master/app-arch/rpm/rpm-4.14.0.ebuild |
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> thanks for reading and please share your thoughts |
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> -- Francesco (vivo) Riosa |
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Sounds to me like a potential case of a 'virtual/debugedit' package, |
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depending on one of rpm or debugedit to be installed, perhaps? |
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MJE |
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