On 13:43 Wed 22 Apr , Duncan wrote: > Alexey Shvetsov <[email protected]> posted > [email protected], excerpted below, on Wed, 22 Apr > 2009 17:04:11 +0400: > > > If you'll take a look at kde-l10n-4.2.2 then you will see that its > > already splited =) no need to download additional languages. it will > > download only needed ones. > > Needed language will be chosen by LINGUAS variable in /etc/make.conf > > I believe you missed his point. That's not split ebuilds, it's a single > ebuild that builds the requested (by LINGUAS) l10n packs. Selected > bullets from his post: > > >> source world advantages: > >> - it makes possible to add/remove kde-l10n packages without having > >> to recompile all the localizations every time > >> - scalable disk space requirements without the annoying > >> recompilation phase > > >> binary world advantages: > >> - ability to provide split packages makes possible to support all > >> the languages without forcing users to install a 500+ mb package > > Obviously the current solution doesn't address his concerns because as > the single package it is, configurable at build time not withstanding, it > doesn't provide the flexibility that split packages would provide. > Thus the request/suggestion for true split packages. > > Whether Gentoo/KDE wants to bother with the proposed change or not is a > question I'm not qualified to answer, but perhaps I can at least clarify > the question asked, so an answer can be given that matches it. =:^)
I don't think this is interesting for Gentoo. Changing the languages is not a common use case. You might want to consider adding true support to a package manager for splitting a single source package into multiple binaries, which would also be useful in so many other ways. -- Thanks, Donnie Donnie Berkholz Desktop project lead Gentoo Linux Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com
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