Hello, I'm rather new to hacking ebuilds. I have read most every doc I can find on the subject. One thing I'm looking for is a post-build document that shows me the path/name of everything built.
So for mesos-0.20.0 it seems to be: /var/db/pkg/sys-cluster/mesos-0.20.0/CONTENTS For some other packages, they seems to be quit a lot under /var/tmp/portage/ Some of the information I'm looking for is in /var/log/elog/ Other places to look? Mesos generates a lot of *.html file that I'm speculating are general purpose setup interfaces for configuring and controlling the various code components. It this typical of Apache codes? I feel like I'm missing the 'big picture' on where one looks to find all these files that some packages generate. On new software, I guess I have to look at them all to figure out a runtime environment setup? I feel linke I'm on Safari (an actual dangerous animal hunting trip) but there has been no briefing. I feel hung_over, naked and without compass. I feel like I need a bottle of whisky to just start "winging it"...... Understand what I'm doing: I have stable tree ebuilds, Overlays of various quality and then there are my ebuilds (ugly hacks) in /usr/local/portage that I'm trying to get my arms around with a weak comprehension of what to expect. I also have read about Blueness efforts: "RFC: GLEP 64: Standardize contents of VDB" on the dev list and that just leaves me scratching (more than my head). Some discussion, suggested reading, and guidance would be welcome as the structure(s) seem a wee bit "loose" if not inconsistent, to me...... How much does EAPI-<number> affect what a package build does? Where do I have I go before compiling code (typically) in the unpacked sourcecode to see/determine what is going to get build and where it will install, as this is not strictly controlled by the ebuilds...... How much is controlled by the package codes and how much by setting in the Gentoo build settings? Most of the docs I've read, would make sense, if I knew what I was specifically suppose to do. Learning the semantics of all of this "echo_system" does not seem straightforward. The individual codes are not the problem, as I can read and discern most codes. It's the WISDOM of what goes WHERE and WHY that seems; fleeting to me. lost & curious, James
