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Sorry for the delay of last weeks update. I got sick on the weekend so i |
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didn't get the update done when I wanted to. |
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Anyways here it is. |
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Last week I worked on how to interpret the information that I get from |
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the autoconf and automake parser. I would then combine that information |
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and create an ebuild. |
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However it didn't go as smoothly as I planned so this is still not done. |
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The main problem is that I need to know what the "switches" in the |
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configure script does so I can link them to useflags with correct deps. |
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If I just were to write a autoconf replacement in python there wouldn't |
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be much of a problem as I just have to "do" not try to guess what it |
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does. |
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Right now I have problems with figuring out how I should handle stuff in |
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the autoconf file that checks for headers,libs or package checks. |
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Granted, in most cases they are just there to see if you have the |
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dependecy or if you have the correct version. |
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So basicly you offen check if the correct dependecy is installed on the |
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system and then give green light to build some extra features. |
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But the problem is you can have it go the other way also. I.E: |
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If not the correct dependecy is installed then disable some features or |
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use old API. |
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Because my ebuild generator should be able generate ebuilds without all |
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the required dependencies this is a problem. |
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I can't run the checks as they will fail as everything required to build |
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the program might not be installed. And if I skip the checks there might |
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be problems as I can't think of a way that I can guess what it will try |
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to do. |
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Do you guy have any ideas how I should solve this problem? Or should I |
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just "bindly" skip the checks and do what it would do if that check |
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would have passed? |
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