Yukihiro Matsumoto wrote: > Hello, list. > Will IPS have a method for building many packages with complicated > dependencies at once, so that I won't have to do configure, make, make > install a billion times.
This blog post by Stephen should be helpful in clarifying this: pkg(5): Leaving the build system "out" http://blogs.sun.com/sch/date/20070824 In short, room is being left for it, but it is not something that the pkg team is currently pursuing. > In example, lets say someone wants to create packages for GNOME and/or > KDE. As we all know, these packages have many dependencies on external > (not part of GNOME/KDE) and internal (part of GNOME/KDE) packages. Would > it be possible to have an automated method for packaging many pieces of > software for IPS all at once? Yes, the pkgbuild folks are experimenting with an "ips-enabled" version of their tools: http://pkgbuild.sf.net I'll leave someone more qualified to answer your other questions. -- Shawn Walker _______________________________________________ pkg-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-discuss
