[gentoo-soc] Framework for automated ebuild generators: weekly report #12

[gentoo-soc] Framework for automated ebuild generators: weekly report #12

[Jauhien Piatlicki]

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Hi all,

summary
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I'm working on `Framework for automated ebuild generators [1]. My mentor
is Rafael Martins. The aim of this project is to facilitate creation of
ebuild-generators for 3d party software providers. For those interested
in the advance of a project there is a Kanban board [2] and a
git-repository with code [3].

week #12
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Status: behind the schedule.

Work on PyPI backend was ended. Also some little fixes and changes in
g-sorcery were done (the most important may be a tool to manipulate
package data bases was added). A work on overlay configuration was started.

Plans:
- add actual tests for a framework
- improve documentation
- end with configuration of overlays

Due to previous lot of time spend on PyPI I've decided to resign from a
paludis support and 4-th backend during GSoC (it is ok according to
original GSoC proposal, as it was added later or was optional) and focus
on putting all already written code in order.

[1] http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/project/google/gsoc2013/jauhien/17001

[2]
https://trello.com/board/framework-for-automated-ebuild-generators/51ad0f829c32858e72000c5f

[3] http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/g-sorcery.git;a=summary

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Regards,
Jauhien


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[gentoo-soc] Re: Framework for automated ebuild generators: weekly report #12

[Jauhien Piatlicki]

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Also I would like to here suggestions on what backend would you like to
see implemented next. It will be implemented after the end of GSoC (as
I'm planning to continue my work on this project).

13.09.13 04:19, Jauhien Piatlicki написав(ла):
> Hi all,
> 
> summary
> ~~~~~~~
> 
> I'm working on `Framework for automated ebuild generators [1]. My mentor
> is Rafael Martins. The aim of this project is to facilitate creation of
> ebuild-generators for 3d party software providers. For those interested
> in the advance of a project there is a Kanban board [2] and a
> git-repository with code [3].
> 
> week #12
> ~~~~~~~
> 
> Status: behind the schedule.
> 
> Work on PyPI backend was ended. Also some little fixes and changes in
> g-sorcery were done (the most important may be a tool to manipulate
> package data bases was added). A work on overlay configuration was started.
> 
> Plans:
> - add actual tests for a framework
> - improve documentation
> - end with configuration of overlays
> 
> Due to previous lot of time spend on PyPI I've decided to resign from a
> paludis support and 4-th backend during GSoC (it is ok according to
> original GSoC proposal, as it was added later or was optional) and focus
> on putting all already written code in order.
> 
> [1] http://www.google-melange.com/gsoc/project/google/gsoc2013/jauhien/17001
> 
> [2]
> https://trello.com/board/framework-for-automated-ebuild-generators/51ad0f829c32858e72000c5f
> 
> [3] http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=proj/g-sorcery.git;a=summary
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Jauhien
> 



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Re: [gentoo-soc] Re: Framework for automated ebuild generators: weekly report #12

[Benda Xu]

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Dear Jauhien,

Just a crazy idea. Can we have backends of Debian (dpkg/apt), Fedora
(yum/rpm), Archlinux (pacman) and FreeBSD (ports)?

How much work is needed? If so, you know the consequence! I am too excited
to say anything..

Cheers,
Benda

On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Jauhien Piatlicki <jpiatlicki@gmail.com>wrote:

> Also I would like to here suggestions on what backend would you like to
> see implemented next. It will be implemented after the end of GSoC (as
> I'm planning to continue my work on this project).

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Re: [gentoo-soc] Re: Framework for automated ebuild generators: weekly report #12

[Jauhien Piatlicki]

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25.09.13 04:24, Benda Xu написав(ла):
> Dear Jauhien,
> 
> Just a crazy idea. Can we have backends of Debian (dpkg/apt), Fedora
> (yum/rpm), Archlinux (pacman) and FreeBSD (ports)?
> 
> How much work is needed? If so, you know the consequence! I am too
> excited to say anything..
> 
> Cheers,
> Benda

Hi Benda,
generally there are two problems with integrating other distros package
repos:

-- problem with dependency names and different packaging strategy (one
package in Gentoo can correspond to tens of packages in other distros)
-- problem with binary dependencies (e.g. your package depends on the
particular version of a so-lib)

To address those problems is theoretically possible, but it means de
facto manually integrate and maintain those package trees. I do not
think it's a good idea as if you need Debian, you can use Debian.

The purpose of my project was to integrate upstream not distribution
specific repositories. It makes sense, as usually there is lots of
packages there depending only on few packages available in Gentoo, so
those deps can be maintained manually for the whole overlay.

So if you know any not distribution specific package repository you
need, just say me, I'll add a support for it. ) But as I've said
integration of other distros' repos looks for me as a bad idea. It's
better to spend the available time on adding new ebuilds for packages
lacking in Gentoo then on trying to maintain a dependency hell of other
distros (and it would be a hell, I guarantee you ) ).

Regards,
Jauhien



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