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On 10/12/2017 02:24 PM, 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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> |
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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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> |
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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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I like the first option. |
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I've filed a bug here: |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=634378 |
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Thanks, |
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Zac |
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