Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in profiles: use.local.desc

[Thomas Sachau]

On 12/12/2009 11:56 AM, Thilo Bangert wrote:
> Thomas Sachau <tommy@g.o> said:
>> On 12/11/2009 10:30 PM, Hanno Böck wrote:
>>> Am Freitag 11 Dezember 2009 schrieb Christian Faulhammer:
>>>> "George Shapovalov (george)" <george@g.o>:
>>>>>   Modified:             use.local.desc
>>>>>   Log:
>>>>>   added local flags for new version of net-fs/coda
>>>>
>>>>  Please don't add local flags to use.local.desc anymore.  They are
>>>> now maintained in metadata.xml file.
>>>
>>> Is this a wise idea?
>>> Because, when I choose a new local flag, I try to stick with ones
>>> other packages already use (to make possible future transition to a
>>> new global one easier). This isn't possible any more if there's no
>>> central place for them. Maybe something like use.local.desc that is
>>> autogenerated?
>>
>> use.local.desc is autogenerated from metadata.xml of all packages in
>>  main tree (same is also done for use.local.desc for sunrise overlay).
>>
>
> is the script doing this available somewhere? it could come handy for
> people with large overlays...
> thanks
> kind regards
> Thilo

At time i asked for doing this with sunrise, i got 2 scripts, which are now, partly adjusted for
sunrise, at [1] and [2]. For details i suggest you either ask the authors or robbat2.

[1]: https://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/sunrise/browser/reviewed/scripts/use_desc_gen.sh
[2]: https://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/sunrise/browser/reviewed/scripts/use_desc_gen.py

-- 
Thomas Sachau

Gentoo Linux Developer