Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] [PATCH] dev-util/shadowman: Unified tool to update ccache/distcc/icecc shadow dir

["Michał Górny" <mgorny@gentoo.org>]

Dnia 19 sierpnia 2017 12:19:18 CEST, "Manuel Rüger" <mrueg@gentoo.org> napisał(a):
>On 17.08.2017 10:36, Michał Górny wrote:
>> Hi, everyone.
>> 
>> I've written a new tool called shadowman [1] that aims to partially
>> replace the current *-config tools shipped with ccache, distcc, icecc
>> and potentially more.
>> 
>> Why? Because the existing tools are inconsistent, inconvenient
>> and usually incomplete. The README [2] states a number of advantages:
>> 
>> | 1. one usage syntax that works for all tools,
>> |
>> | 2. ability to update/clean masquerades for multiple tools in one
>call,
>> |
>> | 3. consistent (and *good*) implementation -- now all tools get the
>same
>> | executable list,
>> |
>> | 4. reduced code duplication,
>> |
>> | 5. modular layout that allows adding extra tools/compiler wildcards
>> | by third-party packages.
>> 
>> This thread includes patches that:
>> 
>> a. add the package for shadowman (skipping some bundled modules for
>> external inclusion) -- for testing it's just a live ebuild with full
>> keyword set; I will obviously change that before the final inclusion;
>> 
>> b. adds shadowman support to ccache, distcc & icecream packages
>> (preserving the old utilities for compatibility),
>> 
>> c. adds shadowman update call to toolchain.eclass & clang ebuilds
>> so that the masquerades get updated automatically on gcc/clang
>upgrade.
>> 
>> Please review. Alternatively available as PR on GitHub [3].
>> 
>> [1]:https://github.com/mgorny/shadowman
>> [2]:https://github.com/mgorny/shadowman/blob/master/README
>> [3]:https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/5386
>> 
>> 
>Have you considered moving it under the gentoo umbrella (e.g., mirror
>it
>on git.gentoo.org or move it to the gentoo organisation)?

No, I'm not interested in giving away credit to my personal work which I'm personally maintaining.

>
>Thanks,
>Manuel


-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny (by phone)