| 1 |
On 16/06/2013 10:24, Zac Medico wrote: |
| 2 |
> How about it we add a src_fetch phase, so that the VCS intricacies can |
| 3 |
> be delegated to ebuilds/eclasses (like they are now, but without having |
| 4 |
> to abuse src_unpack). If we include a way for src_fetch to communicate |
| 5 |
> changes in VCS revisions to the package manager, then we'll be able to |
| 6 |
> integrate functionality like smart-live-rebuild directly into the |
| 7 |
> package manager (as discussed in bug 182028 [1]). |
| 8 |
> |
| 9 |
> [1] http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=182028 |
| 10 |
|
| 11 |
This sounds interesting. It definitely would be nice to have proper |
| 12 |
package manager support for VCS. |
| 13 |
|
| 14 |
I don't think that this will somehow "legitimise" live ebuilds. We use |
| 15 |
policies to prevent inappropriate things from entering the tree, not by |
| 16 |
preventing tools that might facilitate it. |
| 17 |
|
| 18 |
Best regards, |
| 19 |
Michael |
Archives