On Sun, 2018-08-26 at 00:28 -0700, Zac Medico wrote:
> On 08/25/2018 07:11 PM, Andrew Savchenko wrote:
> > On Sat, 25 Aug 2018 14:24:02 -0400 Mike Gilbert wrote:
> > > On Sat, Aug 25, 2018 at 1:41 AM Andrew Savchenko <[email protected]> 
> > > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 14:24:06 -0400 Mike Gilbert wrote:
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml | 38 
> > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > >  1 file changed, 38 insertions(+)
> > > > > 
> > > > > diff --git a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml 
> > > > > b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
> > > > > index 2f10380..64be9dc 100644
> > > > > --- a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
> > > > > +++ b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
> > > > > @@ -578,6 +578,44 @@ valid.
> > > > >  </body>
> > > > >  </section>
> > > > > 
> > > > > +<section>
> > > > > +<title>Test Dependencies</title>
> > > > > +<body>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +<p>
> > > > > +Packages often have optional dependencies that are needed only when 
> > > > > running
> > > > > +tests. These should be specified in DEPEND behind a USE flag. Often, 
> > > > > the
> > > > > +'test' USE flag is used for this purpose.
> > > > > +</p>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +<p>
> > > > > +Since testing will likely fail when test dependencies are not 
> > > > > installed, the
> > > > > +test phase should be disabled in this case. This may be accomplished 
> > > > > via USE
> > > > > +conditionals in the RESTRICT variable.
> > > > > +</p>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +<p>
> > > > > +If other optional features must be enabled/disabled when testing, 
> > > > > REQUIRED_USE
> > > > > +may be set to express this.
> > > > > +</p>
> > > > > +
> > > > > +<codesample lang="ebuild">
> > > > > +# Define some USE flags
> > > > > +IUSE="debug test"
> > > > > +
> > > > > +# Disable test phase when test USE flag is disabled
> > > > > +RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
> > > > 
> > > > I do not understand why we need this useless code. If test USE flag
> > > > is disabled, tests must be disabled as well. It is PM's job and
> > > > there is no need to put this obvious stuff into each ebuild with
> > > > tests and extra deps. I see no reason to support running src_test()
> > > > with USE="-test".
> > > 
> > > PMS does not specify that behavior (skipping src_test with USE=-test).
> > > It is better to define the requrement explicitly rather than relying
> > > on a Portage-specific behavior.
> > 
> > Then PMS should be fixed. Putting useless code in thousands
> > of ebuilds due to bureaucratic reasons is ridiculous. Having strict
> > conformance to the PMS is good, but common sense should still be
> > considered.
> 
> Since PMS doesn't specify the behavior of FEATURES, I suppose we could
> make FEATURES=test imply RESTRICT="!test? ( test )". Would there be any
> drawbacks to that?

Except for Portage once again silently letting developers pass with non-
PMS behavior, and making other PMs fail with the ebuilds?

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny

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