[gentoo-user] Re: distfiles contains extra files?

[James]

Neil Bothwick <neil <at> digimed.co.uk> writes:


> > I previously thought that /usr/portage/distfiles
> > only contains  tar files. I have not clean up the
> > system, as I'm moving (dupicating some files for my
> > /usr/local/   needs.

> It contains everything downloaded by ebuilds.

I guess our ebuilds are getting creative on what they allow.....

> > I thought all patch files where kept in the subdirs where the
> > ebuilds are located (files dir)? It is still where most *.patch
> > files are located.

> ISTR the policy is to only include smaller patch files in the tree, large
> patches are downloaded to avoid everyone having to sync them.

OK, but wny not put them in a subdir under the specific ebuild 
requiring those smaller patches?   Seems to be a dumb move to me.

> > *.exe  (like verdan32.exe webdin32.exe )
> These are the installers for the MS corefonts.

OK, why they need to be in /distfiles/? seriously .exe
files in a repository for sources? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
Let's just ignor the /bin/sbin and name it /sbinge
as devs must be 'binge drinking' if this is our standard?

/bin/ms/    ?????  /usr/local/bin/    ????

> > I guess I need "enlightenment" ?
> You can use whichever DE you prefer :)

U very funny! I use 'enlightenment' compliments to the
Bhagavad Gita. I actually has to read the English version
of the entire book and write a paper on it, in only 3 days.
Academically speaking I got 'enlightenment' from that
literarture class.......ymmv.

>> cleaning up distfiles/ by hand?

> You can use eclean to remove obsolete distfiles and packages. But don't
> use eclean on a shared $DISTDIR.

Yes, agreed. But the point is this sort of stuff belongs in the file
sub-tree under the ebuild that requires it, not as part of /distfiles/
imho. From my perspective strowing random files into /distfiles/
puts it in the category of "cruft".

Do you agree or disagree?

James