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=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from pm by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15UX5j-0002K1-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 08 Aug 2001 11:25:59 -0600 From: Parag Mehta To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] additional files in portage tree Message-ID: <20010808112559.A7542@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <20010808120525.A10984@minime.sistina.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010808120525.A10984@minime.sistina.com>; from blutgens@sistina.com on Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 12:05:25PM -0500 X-Operating-System: Gentoo Linux 2.4.4-ac9 on an i686 X-Organization: Gentoo Linux X-Organization-Team: Server Team Leader X-Url: http://www.pmehta.org X-Alternate-Email: pmehta@pmehta.org Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Aug 8 11:26:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 11:25:59 -0600 X-Archives-Salt: 08183abc-7f01-431c-8bba-eb1c4cecdf08 X-Archives-Hash: 44c600708e5999f347a5f6ac207a10cc Hi Ben! * Ben Lutgens assembled some ascibets to say: Ben >Hi all, I am proposing we add a new file to the portage tree directories. I Ben >was thinking something like the pkg_descr files in freebsd ports. It could Ben >have a slightly more detailed description, the install process ( from the Ben >portage point of view ) as well as homepage and ftp urls and possibly a Ben >brief gentoo-changelog. It could look something like this. Ben >I just think it'd be nice to have a file that we can less to find out what Ben >a package is, sometimes the name isn't enough as I can't possibly keep Ben >straight everything and the DESCRIPTION in the ebuild isn't great since Ben >noone wants to clutter everything up. Ben > Ben >I'm also not suggesting we take the next 3 months to write these for the Ben >existing packages, just adding them for new ones or possibly when updating. I'm all for it. also it would be nice if it could be interactive in way that when : emerge foo.ebuild it shows the pkg_descr() thenruns the emerge --pretend foo.ebuild and then asks the user whether to go ahead or not ? and the user can bypass the interactivity by passing one more parameter as : emerge --nopretend foo.ebuild which shows the pkg_descr() and then goes ahead and merges the pkg. best regards, pm -- Developer Gentoo Linux http://gentoo.org #exclude