On Tuesday, 17. July 2007 13:16, Mike Auty wrote: > It also means that if a developer has had to move files around or in > some way create the specific layout of the tarball for the ebuild, > they won't be lost if the dev goes away, or retires, etc. So > attaching the specific package creation code to the specific package > unpacking code seems fairly sensible. Although, I can see why there > may be objections, given the very specific circumstances in which > it's useful...
Having it inside the ebuild could also be useful for people who want to bump packages themselves and file bugs: They can use the dev's original create function and package the sources for testing. Regards, Robert -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
