On Fri, 30 May 2008 18:40:40 +0300 "Alon Bar-Lev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Because autotools is a heap of shit and tries very hard to stop you > > from using symlinks because they're 'unportable', and because > > Portage is a heap of shit and can't handle hardlinks... > > I had never any problems in providing symlinks to users using > autotools when I need.
Because you've never bothered caring about the whole "symlinks are unportable" issue. > There is no reason to distribute only one, and create links using > install-hook. Which is a pain in the ass, because then we also need to make uninstall hooks. We're doing this for hooks, and it's a horrid mess. > > > 2. Also it is not clear to me why local syncer cannot be placed > > > in /etc/paludis, or at least at /usr/local/, I may miss > > > something, but I did not find any configuration location to > > > specify this path. > > > > /usr/share/paludis/syncers/ > > Users should modify /etc or /usr/local/, nothing in /usr, which is > controlled by package management. Which is why you make a package that installs your syncers there. Or, if they're for personal use, you use a packageless package to install your syncers. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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