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On 10/05/2010 04:44 AM, Dale wrote: |
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> dhk wrote: |
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>> What should I do about dev-util/autotoolset? I use it every day for a |
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>> project, but today it looks like I'm being told to remove it. What is |
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>> the alternative? |
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>> |
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>> In my package.keywords file I have "dev-util/autotoolset ~amd64" |
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>> unmasked since I use autotools for a project. |
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>> |
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>> After the output of "emerge -uDNp world" this morning the following |
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>> message is displayed. |
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>> |
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>> !!! The following installed packages are masked: |
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>> - dev-util/autotoolset-0.11.4-r1 (masked by: package.mask) |
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>> /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask: |
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>> # Diego E. Pettenò<flameeyes@g.o> (04 Oct 2010) |
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>> # on behalf of QA team |
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>> # |
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>> # Ironically, it is misusing autotools (bug #255831). It was |
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>> # added in 2004 and never version bumped since; autotools |
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>> # have since evolved a fair amount, while this is based |
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>> # still on automake 1.6. Avoid keeping it around. |
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>> # |
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>> # Removal on 2010-12-03 |
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>> |
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>> For more information, see the MASKED PACKAGES section in the emerge |
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>> man page or refer to the Gentoo Handbook. |
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>> |
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>> As stated above, what should I "Avoid keeping it around?" Is it |
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>> autotoolset, automake 1.6, ...? Also, what's getting removed on |
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>> 2010-12-03? If autotoolset is removed, what should be used to build |
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>> projects? |
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>> |
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>> Even though I have autotoolset installed, search shows it as being |
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>> masked. |
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>> |
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>> # emerge --search autotoolset |
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>> Searching... |
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>> [ Results for search key : autotoolset ] |
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>> [ Applications found : 1 ] |
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>> |
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>> * dev-util/autotoolset [ Masked ] |
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>> Latest version available: 0.11.4-r1 |
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>> Latest version installed: 0.11.4-r1 |
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>> Size of files: 1,133 kB |
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>> Homepage: http://autotoolset.sourceforge.net/ |
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>> Description: colection of small tools to simplify project |
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>> development with autotools |
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>> License: GPL-2 |
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>> |
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>> |
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>> What to do now? |
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>> |
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>> Thanks, |
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>> |
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>> dhk |
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>> |
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>> |
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> |
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> Here are a couple options. Subscribe to -dev and see if you can take |
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> over maintaining the package. Then do whatever needs to be done to get |
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> it updated and keep it stable. If you can do that, they could let the |
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> package stay in the tree. |
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> |
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> Next option, copy the ebuild to a local overlay and maintain it there. |
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> Keep in mind, doing this is about the same as above except it affects |
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> just you. You do all the work locally. |
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> One other option, use different tools to do your project. I don't know |
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> anything about autotoolset or what it does but there may be better tools |
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> to use. |
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> If you don't do one of the above, autotoolses ebuild will be removed and |
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> you will eventually have to do something because there will be no more |
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> updates. Which appears to be the case now anyway. No updates since 2004. |
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> There's some options. Someone else may have a couple more. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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> |
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This isn't good. It sounds like my project is in deep trouble since the |
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whole build and distribution is done with the autotools. Taking over |
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and maintaining the package is an option, but I think it will be gone |
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before I can get up to speed on it. I wonder how many developers out |
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there have an interest in it if it's that antiquated. Personally I |
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think it's a great tool. Anyone know what other tools are being used to |
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build and distribute programs with dependencies? |
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Thanks, |
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dhk |
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