On Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:24:58 +0200 Krzysztof Pawlik <nelch...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On 30/04/12 08:57, Michał Górny wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Since lately Gentoo devs force you to replace collision-protect with > > protect-owned [1] and sometimes packages just spit out files > > randomly on the filesystem due to random errors, I thought it may > > be a good idea to provide a new feature limiting the locations > > where packages can install. > > You're not forced to do anything. I am not? How come random ebuilds die in pkg_pretend() for me then? > > > In order to do that, we should first compose a complete > > include/exclude list where packages can install. I'd suggest the > > following: > > > > + /bin > > + /boot (but maybe just subdirectories so packages can't overwrite > > kernels?) > > [potentially + /dev? but that's useful only when tmpfs isn't > > mounted] > > + /etc > > + /lib, /lib32, /lib64 > > + /opt > > + /sbin > > [potentially + /service for ugly daemontools] > > + /usr > > + /var > > - /usr/local > > - /usr/portage > > > > What are your thoughts on this? > > > > [1]:https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=410691#c4 > > I think it's feature creep - you can just set INSTALL_MASK="/usr/local > /usr/portage", no need for new features. > > PS. I (and few other folks) don't have /usr/portage. INSTALL_MASK won't make committing such an ebuild a fatal error. It will just hide problems. -- Best regards, Michał Górny
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