On Thu, April 16, 2015 11:46 am, Alexander Hansen wrote: > Summary: GNU libtool effectively assumed that there would be no 10.10, so > a bunch of packages inherited conditional logic that treats 10.10 like > 10.1. Weâve been patching against this, and put a .deb validator check > for flat_namespace builds. > > Problem: openmpi apparently requires flat_namespace. Other packages > might also need it, too, but I donât happen to know of any offhand. > > There are a couple of options to address the problem: > > 1) Add a boolean override field, e.g. BuildFlatNamespace, to the .info > and have that turn off the .deb validation check.
This seems like a gateway to propagating new fields with very limited usage. The last couple of new fields (RuntimeDepends, NoBuildAsNobody, etc) had a significantly wider need. So far BuildFlatNamespace has N=1. Would it make more sense to have a new more general field that can receive a comma separated list of pre-set values, and each value would indicate a action? RandomTidbitField: AllowFlatNamespace, ThwackUserWithTuna Could Type: be extended in this manner? > 2) Get rid of the .deb validation check and instead apply mandatory tests > in the earlier phases. For example, to test at the end of the compile > phase fink-package-precedence could be extended also to check for > flat_namespace and packages which need flat_namespace wouldnât use > f-p-p; or an additional option flag could be added to f-p-p. We could > also check config.status before the compile phase. Would built debs still be validatable (by hand)? Hanspeter -- More agile than a turtle, stronger than a mouse, nobler than a lettuce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF _______________________________________________ Fink-devel mailing list Fink-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List archive: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.devel Subscription management: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-devel
