I generally advise against using got for this kind of thing. It is not the recommend way to handle this scenario, you should create a snapshot ebuild using a source checkout tarball [1]
1. http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/functions/src_unpack/cvs-sources/index.html On 18 January 2012 16:51, Mitch Harder <mitch.harder<[email protected]> @ <[email protected]>sabayonlinux.org<[email protected]>> wrote: > I've commited an updated ebuild for sys-fs/btrfs-progs-0.19_p111201 > based on a discrete commit (using the EGIT_COMMIT="..." variable) from > the upstream git repository at > http:// <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git> git.kernel.org<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git> /?p= <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git>linux<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git> /kernel/ <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git> git <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git>/mason/<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git> btrfs <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git>-<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git> progs.git <http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/mason/btrfs-progs.git> > > I wanted to document to the Sabayon development team why I've moved to > a git based ebuild so you'll understand why it's there and when it > makes sense to change back. > > First off, the movement towards an official 0.20 release is moving at > a glacial pace. But there are many very important updates that have > been published to the git repositories in the mean time. > > In the latest version, I've included the first generation of recovery > tools to assist users in retrieving data from btrfs partitions that > have been corrupted. Although a read/write btrfsck that can fix > corruptions is not yet available, this is an important interim tool > (I've heard it quipped that mkfs is the fsck for btrfs :) ) > > Also, since the hacking of the kernel.org servers in August/September > of 2011, the official btrfs-progs-0.19 sources are no longer > available. The sources are widely available on mirrors and in other > distro's repositories, so that is only of minor relevance. > > As progress slowly moves towards the 0.20 version, I anticipate an > extended period where all the update work will be scattered across > various git repositories. So it will facilitate us in keeping up with > updated features to structure the btrfs-progs ebuild from git sources > until development settles down to a discrete release schedule. > -- Ian Whyman v00d00.net
