The function of -b have to exist, but not in makepkg, because the task of -b likes more to abs, so should have a script in abs that do this task. So, take off -b of makepkg, and put on it in abs. Thats it.
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 3:10 AM, Xavier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Karolina Lindqvist wrote: > > fredagen den 2 maj 2008 skrev Xavier: > > > >> I don't think they have to coexist. > >> I used -s a billion times (well, every single time makepkg complained > >> about missing deps), and I didn't use -b once. And I would think I am > >> not alone in that case. > > > > I have used -b a million times. If you want to build a single package, with > > all dependencies, from source, you need it. Co-existence of -s and -b would > > make it much more useful. Actually, I used such a version when: > > > > shakti:~$ find /server/srv/ftp/archi586/ -name '*-i586.pkg.tar.gz' | wc > > 2587 2587 173147 > > shakti:~$ > > > > I did not build all those packages by hand, but with the help of makepkg -b > > and makeworld. Both very useful, and both custom patched. > > > > Sorry if that wasn't clear, I didn't mean to say makepkg -b was useless, > I meant to say it's for a particular usage (for example : building for > another architecture like i586), just like makeworld is. > Both tools seem to be useful for that situation, and both seem tied to > abs, so in my opinion they would fit best there. > > > > _______________________________________________ > pacman-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/pacman-dev > _______________________________________________ pacman-dev mailing list [email protected] http://archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/pacman-dev
