commit: a9971615ef69dbb26f04af2c9fd1cddd1ec6d626
Author: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sun Jan 28 08:55:35 2018 +0000
Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Wed Feb 7 13:22:07 2018 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/glep.git/commit/?id=a9971615
glep-0075: Include argument on injected distfiles
Include the argument that we have injected distfiles as noted
on the bug by Robin. Inclusion suggested by Michael Orlitzky.
glep-0075.rst | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/glep-0075.rst b/glep-0075.rst
index c0a1d5c..ced1231 100644
--- a/glep-0075.rst
+++ b/glep-0075.rst
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ to split them further.
The alternate option of using file hash has the advantage of having
a more balanced split. Furthermore, since hashes are stored
-in Manifests using them is zero-cost. However, this solution has two
+in Manifests using them is zero-cost. However, this solution has three
significant disadvantages:
1. The hash values are unknown for newly-downloaded distfiles, so
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ significant disadvantages:
hash mismatches would be placed in the wrong subdirectory,
potentially causing confusing errors.
+3. Not all files in the distfiles tree are covered by package Manifests
+ --- there are additional files that are injected into distfiles.
+
Using filename hashes has proven to provide a similar balance
to using file hashes. Furthermore, since filenames are known up front
this solution does not suffer from the both listed problems. While
