On Thu, 5 Dec 2013 08:54:37 +0900 Carsten Haitzler (The Rasterman)
<ras...@rasterman.com> wrote:

> 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? :)

Plus a few more.

> 
> > > 
> > > 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.

And then there is alien.  B-)

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