Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] Running commands after a merge (via /etc/portage/package.hooks)

["Joseph Booker" <joe@neoturbine.net>]

On Wed, September 22, 2004 6:02 am, Elfyn McBratney said:
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> Hello,
>
> I'm about to start working on a new portage feature that allows you to run
> commands (basically, bash syntax) before a merge and after a successful
> merge.
>
> (At work, we have a lot of virtual hosts with auto-generated vhosts.conf
> files
> for apache, with configuration data stored in XML files and/or databases,
> and
> having them updated automatically on apache upgrades would ease
> maintenance
> burdens. :)
>
> What I would like to do is add a new file to /etc/portage - package.hooks
> (open to suggestions on better names ;), which would contain
> category/package
> atoms and shell commands, ala:
>
>   [atom] 'before' '(' shell code ')' or
>   [atom] 'after' '(' shell code ')' or
>
> e.g.
>
>   net-www/apache after apache-update-vhosts
>   net-www/apache after (foo && do-bar || die "do-bar failed")

Could this kind of syntax be added also
    net-www/apache after |mail admin@localhost webmaster@localhost -s
"Apache updated by cronjob, just letting you know how it went"

Basicly, add the ability to pipe it places

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Joseph Booker
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