I have been thinking about this some more and my head is beginning to 
hurt...
> +             backup_o=$backup
> +             conflicts_o=$conflicts
> +             depends_o=$depends
> +             groups_o=$groups
> +             install_o=$install
> +             license_o=$license
> +             pkgdesc_o=$pkgdesc
> +             pkgname_o=$pkgname
> +             pkgver_o=$pkgver
> +             provides_o=$provides
> +             replaces_o=$replaces
> +             url_o=$url
>   

Why would we need to change license, pkgver and url?  This is for 
splitting packages that come in a single source file...  Otherwise you 
make two PKGBUILDs. Can anyone give me a possible reason for changing 
these.  I'm not sure about groups but there might be some reason to 
change that.  I can think of reasons to change the options array so that 
should be included.  Should we allow varying pkgrels between the split 
packages?

I really think we need to take a big step back here.  What we really 
need is to have a prototype PKGBUILD for a split package that is 
relatively agreed upon.  As I said in other emails there are multiple 
ways to do this and one needs to be chosen.  Once the decisions have 
been made about the approach to take, and a naming scheme for 
functions/variables, then we can look at patches.  At the moment the 
patches seem without a defined goal (at least to me).

Allan



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