From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from lostlogicx.com (host158.spe.iit.edu [198.37.27.158]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E61CBAC3F3 for ; Fri, 14 Jun 2002 22:56:30 -0500 (CDT) Received: (from lostlogic@localhost) by lostlogicx.com (8.11.4/8.11.2) id g5F3uUA19510 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 14 Jun 2002 22:56:30 -0500 Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 22:56:29 -0500 From: Brandon Low To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Misc questions on ebuilds Message-ID: <20020614225629.A19382@lostlogicx.com> References: <200206142221.59861.grossk@mail.tds.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200206142221.59861.grossk@mail.tds.net>; from grossk@mail.tds.net on Fri, Jun 14, 2002 at 10:21:59PM -0500 X-Operating-System: Linux found 2.4.17-openmosix Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 0fd3d078-3d8b-49fa-84f2-082d979c9f78 X-Archives-Hash: 01f43cf884b0ba1b69e02141ba0aa4ac Have you used the "lintool" script that comes with gentoolkit? It is a nice tool which checks for most common ebuilding mistakes... On Fri, 06/14/02 at 22:21:59 -0500, Keith Gross wrote: > I'm trying to improve the ebuilds I've been writing by reviewing the existing > ebuilds but there seems they very widely. Everything from simple somewhat > crude examples that looksomething like my efforts to other that are much > larger and elaborate. > > I'm wondering if someone with more experience might have a couple of ebuilds > they're particularly proud of that perhaps would make examples? I'd hate to > perpetuate practices that are no longer the proper way of doing things. > > I was also wondering if portage has a standard method of specifying a menu > item or complete menu that should be created when the package is installed > that would work for multiple different desktop environments. > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev