Re: [gentoo-java] sun-jdk-1.4.2 dynamic linking consistency problem

[Paul Varner]

On Thu, 2007-04-05 at 11:31 -0500, Roy Wright wrote:
> Roy Wright wrote:
> After weeks of ignoring this, I finally posted the question, then the very
> next thread I read on gentoo-users answers it!  Binary package, use
> SEARCH_DIRS_MASK in /etc/revdep-rebuild/99revdep-rebuild.

Actually, quoting from the revdep-rebuild manpage:

revdep-rebuild  no  longer  uses hardcoded paths. To change the default behavior the following variables can be
changed by the user.

LD_LIBRARY_MASK - Mask of specially evaluated libraries

SEARCH_DIRS - List of directories to search for executables and libraries

SEARCH_DIRS_MASK - List of directories to not search

These variables can be prepended to either by setting the variable in your environment prior to  execution,  by
placing  an  entry  in  /etc/make.conf,  or by placing a file in /etc/revdep-rebuild containing the appropriate
variables.

The variables are read and set in the following order:

environment settings - one time changes by user
/etc/make.conf - persistant changes by user
/etc/revdep-rebuild/* - persistant changes by ebuild authors

While a user can edit and modify the files in the /etc/revdep-rebuild  directory,  please  be  aware  that  the
/etc/revdep-rebuild directory is not under configuration protection and files can be removed and/or overwritten
by an ebuild. To change this add /etc/revdep-rebuild to the CONFIG_PROTECT variable in /etc/make.conf.

End of Quote

Bottom line: don't edit /etc/revdep-rebuild/99revdep-rebuild as it will
be overwritten the next time you upgrade gentoolkit.  Instead add the
SEARCH_DIRS_MASK entry to /etc/make.conf or create your own file
in /etc/revdep-rebuild.

> Would it be possible to have the ebuild automatically add binary packages
> to SEARCH_DIRS_MASK?

Yes, all the ebuild needs to do is place a file with the correct entries
into /etc/revdep-rebuild.

Regards,
Paul
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