[gentoo-dev] Request to add USE_EXPAND variable for freecad-0.18*+

[gentoo-dev] Request to add USE_EXPAND variable for freecad-0.18*+

[Bernd Waibel]

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Hello Gentoo devs,

I have been maintaining the Qt5 updated media-gfx/freecad-0.18* for some
time in my overlay[1]. As far as I can see, all dependencies have either
been released in the main portage tree, or have blocking bugs open[2][3][4].

To develop the re-adding of the package further, I'd like to discuss the
possibility of adding a USE_EXPAND variable called FREECAD_MODULES as noted
in profiles/base/make.defaults.


Rationale
=======
FreeCAD has a modular design of different so-called workspaces. This
enables the program to be built for the particular purposes of i.e.
architectural CAD, engineering CAD, FEM, ship design and even raytracing or
robot simulation. Those workspaces can, to some extent, be built
independently of each other. They are dependant on some basic modules which
serve as the core engine of the program.

To give the user the possibility to build FreeCAD depending on it's needs,
the FREECAD_MODULES should be used.

Currently the variable has ~40 modules defined. For a complete list, I'd
like to refer to the ebuild in my overlay. I'm open for discussion on the
list of modules, it might be possible, that some of them are better placed
in USE flags.

I hope, this variable get's an approval from the devs. I personally found
the alternative, to use a whole lot of USE flags less elegant than this
solution.

Thank you for your time! I'm happy for any feedback I'll receive on this
topic.

Regards,
Bernd

[1] https://github.com/waebbl/waebbl-gentoo/tree/master/media-gfx/freecad
[2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/624682
[3] https://bugs.gentoo.org/659478
[4] https://bugs.gentoo.org/686972

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Request to add USE_EXPAND variable for freecad-0.18*+

[Michał Górny]

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On Mon, 2019-06-03 at 17:24 +0200, Bernd Waibel wrote:
> Hello Gentoo devs,
> 
> I have been maintaining the Qt5 updated media-gfx/freecad-0.18* for some
> time in my overlay[1]. As far as I can see, all dependencies have either
> been released in the main portage tree, or have blocking bugs open[2][3][4].
> 
> To develop the re-adding of the package further, I'd like to discuss the
> possibility of adding a USE_EXPAND variable called FREECAD_MODULES as noted
> in profiles/base/make.defaults.
> 
> 
> Rationale
> =======
> FreeCAD has a modular design of different so-called workspaces. This
> enables the program to be built for the particular purposes of i.e.
> architectural CAD, engineering CAD, FEM, ship design and even raytracing or
> robot simulation. Those workspaces can, to some extent, be built
> independently of each other. They are dependant on some basic modules which
> serve as the core engine of the program.
> 
> To give the user the possibility to build FreeCAD depending on it's needs,
> the FREECAD_MODULES should be used.
> 
> Currently the variable has ~40 modules defined. For a complete list, I'd
> like to refer to the ebuild in my overlay. I'm open for discussion on the
> list of modules, it might be possible, that some of them are better placed
> in USE flags.
> 
> I hope, this variable get's an approval from the devs. I personally found
> the alternative, to use a whole lot of USE flags less elegant than this
> solution.
> 

If this is used by a single package only, it doesn't belong in
USE_EXPAND.  Just define local flags.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny


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Re: [gentoo-dev] Request to add USE_EXPAND variable for freecad-0.18*+

[Bernd Waibel]

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Oh, ok I see. Thanks for your reply.

Am Mo., 3. Juni 2019 um 17:36 Uhr schrieb Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org>:

> On Mon, 2019-06-03 at 17:24 +0200, Bernd Waibel wrote:
> > Hello Gentoo devs,
> >
> > I have been maintaining the Qt5 updated media-gfx/freecad-0.18* for some
> > time in my overlay[1]. As far as I can see, all dependencies have either
> > been released in the main portage tree, or have blocking bugs
> open[2][3][4].
> >
> > To develop the re-adding of the package further, I'd like to discuss the
> > possibility of adding a USE_EXPAND variable called FREECAD_MODULES as
> noted
> > in profiles/base/make.defaults.
> >
> >
> > Rationale
> > =======
> > FreeCAD has a modular design of different so-called workspaces. This
> > enables the program to be built for the particular purposes of i.e.
> > architectural CAD, engineering CAD, FEM, ship design and even raytracing
> or
> > robot simulation. Those workspaces can, to some extent, be built
> > independently of each other. They are dependant on some basic modules
> which
> > serve as the core engine of the program.
> >
> > To give the user the possibility to build FreeCAD depending on it's
> needs,
> > the FREECAD_MODULES should be used.
> >
> > Currently the variable has ~40 modules defined. For a complete list, I'd
> > like to refer to the ebuild in my overlay. I'm open for discussion on the
> > list of modules, it might be possible, that some of them are better
> placed
> > in USE flags.
> >
> > I hope, this variable get's an approval from the devs. I personally found
> > the alternative, to use a whole lot of USE flags less elegant than this
> > solution.
> >
>
> If this is used by a single package only, it doesn't belong in
> USE_EXPAND.  Just define local flags.
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Michał Górny
>
>

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