-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 08/16/2011 12:01 AM, Micha? Górny wrote: >>> Considering the number of different virtuals in this category, >>> maybe it would be a good idea to split it a little? What I'm >>> proposing is maybe creating some kind of '*-virtual' categories. >>> >>> For example, half of the current virtuals are prefixed with >>> 'perl-'. Maybe they could be transformed into 'perl-virtual/*'? >> >> If you're going to do that, then I'd suggest giving them some sort >> of tag that the package manager can rely upon in order to identify >> them as virtuals. For example, we could have the ebuilds set >> PROPERTIES=virtual [2], or we could simply specify (in PMS) that >> any category whose name matches the '*-virtual' pattern will >> contain virtuals. > > Doesn't DEFINED_PHASES==- serve that purpose nowadays?
Actually, since EAPI 4 we have default src_install, so it's possible to have ebuilds that have no defined phases but still install stuff. - -- Thanks, Zac -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk5KG7EACgkQ/ejvha5XGaOIeACfSLRu2svBgk3zYi+bBD7HI6hP cjcAoJ2vqzeyXza8+p4FTlvK/Wjt6HXv =KlFM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
