Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: [patch] bash-completion-r1.eclass: add support for pkg-config for migration to the new upstream defined bash-completion directories (prereq for bug 472938)

[Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org>]

>>>>> On Thu, 13 Jun 2013, Samuli Suominen wrote:

> On 13/06/13 07:58, Michał Górny wrote:
>> Dnia 2013-06-13, o godz. 01:22:11 Samuli Suominen
>> <ssuominen@gentoo.org> napisał(a):
>> 
>>> what $subject says,
>>> 
>>> "add support for pkg-config for migration to the new upstream
>>> defined bash-completion directories (prereq for bug 472938)"
>>> 
>>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/472938
>>> 
>>> ie. the pkg-config file shipped *now* in portage is a hack from me
>>> to postpone this
>>> 
>>> pretty tired so more eyes is cool ;)
>> 
>> You mean http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/85258 ?
>> 
>> I think you've got to convince ulm in the first place.

> His concerns was actually already covered by the first post and the
> linked bug:

> This is required for smooth migration path from old to new
> directories. Back when the old thread happened, there was only one
> possible value for completions dir, now there is two. And nothing
> prevents upstream adding/changing the values in the .pc file yet
> again for next release, this should be dynamic -- just like
> $(get_udevdir), $(get_libdir) etc.

Nothing is covered. If you change the installation dir for the
completion modules, then eselect bashcomp won't be able to find them
any more. So you need a transition plan.

Ulrich