Re: [gentoo-user] How is /etc/portage/env supposed to work?

[Alexander Kapshuk]

On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 5:04 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.com> wrote:

> I'm following the documentation here:
>
>
> https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Portage/Advanced#Using_.2Fetc.2Fportage.2Fenv
>
> to hook into the postinst phase of an ebuild. The docs only provide an
> actual example for the global hook case (/etc/portage/bashrc), but it says
> it works the same way on a per-ebuild basis using /etc/portage/env. But it
> is totally silent on how to actually do that :-/
>
> So I assume, since the docs don't mention anything special, that I should
> put the code in a conf file. So I created this file:
>
>   /etc/portage/env/test.conf
>
> and in it:
>
>   if [ "${EBUILD_PHASE}" == "postinst" ];
>   then
>       echo ":: TEST"
>   fi
>
> Then I added this line to /etc/portage/package.env:
>
>   app-misc/mc test.conf
>
> But when I "emerge app-misc/mc", I get:
>
> !!! Problem in 'app-misc/mc' dependencies.
> !!! "/etc/portage/env/test.conf", line 1: Invalid token '[' (not '=')
> portage.exception
> ... done!
> "/etc/portage/env/test.conf", line 1: Invalid token '[' (not '=')
>

According to test(1), comparing two strings for equality is done using a
single '=':
STRING1 = STRING2
              the strings are equal

Try '[ "${EBUILD_PHASE}" = postinst ]' to hush the 'invalid token' thingie.


>
> I don't get it... Can't I have a per-package bashrc or something? The docs
> are suggesting that I can, but don't tell me how.
>
>
>