On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:56:04 -0500 Michael Blumenkrantz
<michael.blumenkra...@gmail.com> said:

> On Wed, 4 Dec 2013 11:54:07 -0600
> Doug Newgard <scimmi...@outlook.com> wrote:
> 
> > ----------------------------------------
> > > Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:43:31 -0500
> > > From: michael.blumenkra...@gmail.com
> > > To: lists.sourceforge.net enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
> > > Subject: [E-devel] pkgbuild
> > >
> > > this seems to have snuck in to all the repos while I was away, and I
> > > strongly disagree with the premise based on previous decisions.
> > >
> > > if people remember, we previously removed debian/ directories from our
> > > distribution directories for being too distro-specific. isn't adding the
> > > arch-only pkgbuild stuff the exact same thing?
> > >
> > > I think if we're going to keep these, then it makes sense to allow ALL
> > > packaging-related files, and not just cater to whatever distro is hot at
> > > the time.
> > 
> > There's a spec file already, what's the difference?
> 
> in theory, spec files and rpms can be used on any distro. or at least, that
> was the argument given at the time. I don't necessarily agree with keeping
> those either, but that was the decision made.

just as much as debian files can be used on any distro too. there is more than
1 distro that uses dpkg... heard of ubuntu? :)

> > 
> > I sent the PKGBUILD in because everything else under "core" had one, so why
> > not E?                         
> 
> I'm not pointing out any specific instance of it, this is something that
> occurred across the board.

2 distros i know of use pacman. arch and manjaro. so there's more than 1.

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