Lucas Hazel wrote: > On Thu, 22 May 2008 23:42:36 +0200 > Bartek Palmowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Hi >> (this is my first post here \:D/) >> Pkgmk deletes work dir before performing build, I think it would >> be very handy feature to optionally allow building package from >> existing work dir, it would work very well altogether with nipuL's >> pkgutils-5.32.0-extract-only.patch[1], instead of pkgmk -do, then >> extracting sources manually, then modifiing Pkgfile, making patches, >> and then checking if it works, it would be easier to do firstly pkgmk >> -do -e to download and extract sources, "mess" with them, and then >> pkgmk -b to build from already modified sources. >> >> It would speed up port creating and debugging process, and would >> be useful not only for port maintainers but also end users trying to >> tweak or simply make ports to work. You may think of it as similar to >> putting read KEY inside build(). Such feature is included in other >> distros' package builders i.e. "makepkg -e" etc. etc. >> Patch attached. >> >> Best regards >> Bartlomiej Palmowski >> >> 1 - >> http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.crux.general/2940 >> > > I submitted that patch almost a year ago, and it wasn't accepted. So I > guess core didn't think it's useful. I'm guessing this will meet the > same fate ;) > > That patch was also horribly incomplete. See http://crux.nu/bugs/index.php?do=details&task_id=271 I had to clean it up more. The idea is good I use it often now pkgmk -e, patch sources, edit Pkgfile to add patch, then rebuild.
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