Re: [gentoo-dev] new package notification

[mikepolniak]

On Sat, 27 Jul 2002 16:05:58 +0200
Marko Mikulicic <marko@××××.org> wrote:

> mikepolniak wrote:
> > On Fri, 26 Jul 2002 22:50:41 +0200
> > Marko Mikulicic <marko@××××.org> wrote:
> >
> >
>
> >
> > Since /usr/portage/incoming/apmd/  does not have an ebuild file the script
> > fails with:
> >
> > ls: /usr/portage/incoming/apmd/*.ebuild: No such file or directory
> > ./nuebuild: .: filename argument required
>
> the script should go on.
> It will report the error but it should go on.
> I know it's annoying, but I don't know if its worth
> complicating the script just for handling a exceptional condition
> which should not be there. (If the program doesn't abort)
>   However I have the patch:
>
> <snip>
> ** /usr/local/bin/emerge-rsync 2002-07-26 22:47:41.000000000 +0200
> --- emerge-rsync        2002-07-27 16:00:39.000000000 +0200
> ***************
> *** 34,40 ****
>     echo
>     echo New ebuilds:
>     for i in $(cat $NEW); do
> !   . $(ls $i/*.ebuild --sort=time | head -n 1)
>      echo -e $GREEN${i##$PORTDIR/}$NORMAL: $DESCRIPTION
>     done
>    fi
> --- 34,42 ----
>     echo
>     echo New ebuilds:
>     for i in $(cat $NEW); do
> !   DESCRIPTION=""
> !   EBUILD=$(ls $i/*.ebuild --sort=time  2>/dev/null | head -n 1)
> !   [ -z "$EBUILD" ] || . $EBUILD
>      echo -e $GREEN${i##$PORTDIR/}$NORMAL: $DESCRIPTION
>     done
>    fi
> </snip>
>
> But I would like to hear opinions.
> Is it normal to have directories with no *.emerge?
> Should it report an error message or simply discard the description
> (as the patch does) ?
> Clean is nice, but real world is ugly :-)
>
I did  echo "$i/*.ebuild does not exist" for the error message.

I also like your idea to EXCLUDE paths since e.g. i dont use gnome or kde and
would exclude their listing.