On 2/19/14, 8:05 AM, Roelof Wobben wrote: > Am I right I have to make a local repo to test if it's build.
Yeah, I suggest just using /usr/local/portage and adding it to PORTDIR_OVERLAY in make.conf. > And does ebuild x.ebuild manifest also builds the package or do I have > to use emerge x for that. Please see "man 1 ebuild" for explanation what the commands do. It's probably good to indeed use emerge for full end-to-end testing. > And for testing Is repoman scan enough after looking if the package can > installed of course. Feel free to use repoman. IMHO building, installing and using the package is a much more important test, but repoman can point out issues even though the package seems to work. > I have looked into the manuals but I cannot find a clear answer. Which docs have you checked? Make sure to see <http://devmanual.gentoo.org/> Good luck, and glad to hear you're working on contributing to Gentoo. Paweł
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