From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.5 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_06_12, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14nE6x-0004aR-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:28:15 -0600 From: Daniel Robbins To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] new guides Message-ID: <20010411002815.D15536@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <20010409205504.B17779@cvs.gentoo.org> <20010411004710.A23682@alkaline.anarchy> <3AD3E419.8CDEF274@gentoo.org> <20010410235052.B15536@cvs.gentoo.org> <3AD3F097.77E8750D@gentoo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3AD3F097.77E8750D@gentoo.org>; from AGottinger@t-online.de on Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 07:50:15AM +0200 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Apr 11 00:29:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 00:28:15 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: d6c347d2-86d6-4362-a24b-7d16ef76b212 X-Archives-Hash: e5d97ae60c9c2517b85307a86210d1a1 On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 07:50:15AM +0200, Achim Gottinger wrote: > I think it is generally a good idea to add configure to the patch, because it > is a bit confusing that the configure in work exists but does not work. So > eigther it must be removed if configure.in gets modified or added to the > patch. I agree with your suggestion. Sorry, I should have made that more clear in the previous email. > > Though I'll agree, it would be nice to have a Perl-free system (drobbins hides) > > Unfortunately xfree requires perl, so it whould be a xfree free system > too. > BTW: It whould be nice to have a python free runtime system too (nothing > personal this time, so no need to run or hide :-)). This is impossible at > the moment because of the env-update thing. It might be required on embedded > platforms where disc space is rare (spython ~5MB). I suggest recode > env-update in bash or c. Well, pkgmerge, ebuild and emerge are in python right now too. I don't have a problem if people want to start converting the more stable code to C++. A good start would be env-update and the .tbz2 functions (/usr/lib/python2.0/xpak.py). Since we're moving to an object framework, I think that C++ would be a better fit than C. If anyone is interested in doing this, please contact me first. Then I'll carefully coordinate my work in python with yours. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.