Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Fixing eclass code relying on ${IUSE} greps?
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 16:03, Michał Górny wrote: > Well, the other thing is IUSE=static-libs. I don't like it either but > this is probably a bigger case than the other. > > The main resolution as I see it, is to simply drop IUSE=static-libs > from a lot of ebuilds where static libs aren't actually required by > anything or anyone. no ... the current policy (and i see no reason to change it) is: - always build shared and static libs - always build shared libs and control static libs via USE=static-libs so if the library can be statically linked against, the ebuild needs to support it. a valid test is not "does any other package in the tree want to link against this", nor is "i dont want static libs, and i cant find anyone who does". most people dont want to do static linking most of the time, but that number is not 0. -mike
Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Fixing eclass code relying on ${IUSE} greps?
Il giorno mer, 14/09/2011 alle 22.03 +0200, Michał Górny ha scritto: > > The main resolution as I see it, is to simply drop IUSE=static-libs > from a lot of ebuilds where static libs aren't actually required by > anything or anyone. I would point at an old post of mine: http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2009/09/28/removing-la-files-for-dum-w-uncertain-people just to give an idea of where you can safely drop static-libs altogether. Or to the most recent one on the topic: http://blog.flameeyes.eu/2011/08/29/useless-flag-static-libs that ignores one obvious case (the one where you have NO headers in either the package or linked packages — the latter is the case for most X11 libs nowadays). And make sure you check against the version of the package you're adding static-libs to, before saying that it does install headers (or the other way around). -- Diego Elio Pettenò — Flameeyes http://blog.flameeyes.eu/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Fixing eclass code relying on ${IUSE} greps?
On Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:06:23 +0200 Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: > Il giorno mer, 14/09/2011 alle 12.38 +0200, Michał Górny ha scritto: > > > > Honestly, I'm ready to remove all relevant code in > > autotools-utils.eclass and fix all ebuilds in gx86 & Sunrise using > > it. But if that's not the path we're going to take, I'd like to > > avoid changing API then. > > If that means that you won't just add --enable-debug/--disable-debug > on ebuilds just because they declare IUSE=debug then please do so. > > It's one of the worst ideas I have ever seen implemented :| Well, the other thing is IUSE=static-libs. I don't like it either but this is probably a bigger case than the other. The main resolution as I see it, is to simply drop IUSE=static-libs from a lot of ebuilds where static libs aren't actually required by anything or anyone. -- Best regards, Michał Górny signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Fixing eclass code relying on ${IUSE} greps?
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Samuli Suominen wrote: > I second that. I've been "yelling" about it for years... > > Same for the stupid assumption gnome2.eclass does with IUSE="doc" for > gtk-doc > For reference, ye olde bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=262491 -- ~Nirbheek Chauhan Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team
Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Fixing eclass code relying on ${IUSE} greps?
On 09/14/2011 02:06 PM, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote: > Il giorno mer, 14/09/2011 alle 12.38 +0200, Michał Górny ha scritto: >> >> Honestly, I'm ready to remove all relevant code in >> autotools-utils.eclass and fix all ebuilds in gx86 & Sunrise using it. >> But if that's not the path we're going to take, I'd like to avoid >> changing API then. > > If that means that you won't just add --enable-debug/--disable-debug on > ebuilds just because they declare IUSE=debug then please do so. > > It's one of the worst ideas I have ever seen implemented :| > I second that. I've been "yelling" about it for years... Same for the stupid assumption gnome2.eclass does with IUSE="doc" for gtk-doc
[gentoo-dev] Re: Fixing eclass code relying on ${IUSE} greps?
Il giorno mer, 14/09/2011 alle 12.38 +0200, Michał Górny ha scritto: > > Honestly, I'm ready to remove all relevant code in > autotools-utils.eclass and fix all ebuilds in gx86 & Sunrise using it. > But if that's not the path we're going to take, I'd like to avoid > changing API then. If that means that you won't just add --enable-debug/--disable-debug on ebuilds just because they declare IUSE=debug then please do so. It's one of the worst ideas I have ever seen implemented :| -- Diego Elio Pettenò — Flameeyes http://blog.flameeyes.eu/ signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
