Re: [RFC] less patches: control the PATH
On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 01:11:46PM +, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Here is a patch to add a new feature I am willing to get for a while:
> https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12603
>
> What this patch does it basically prepend to PATH a new directory (inside
> WRKDIR)
>
> A user can control which binary will be found in the PATH of the build
> sequences
> easily by adding
> BINARY_RENAME=source target
>
> This will create a sumlink in the WRKDIR/.bin directory:
> ${WRKDIR}/.bin/target -> source
>
> The goal here to avoid patching a port which needs to use for example gsed
> instead of our bsd sed
> BINARY_RENAMe=gsed sed
>
> of specify gcc will be gcc7, etc
>
> This should remove lots of custom patches in the ports tree.
>
> PS: this should break no port building tool :)
> PS2: the BINARY_RENAME variable name sucks, any better name is welcome :)
renamed BINARY_LINKS which is less worse :)
Best regards,
Bapt
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Re: [RFC] less patches: control the PATH
On 10/06/2017 15:11, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is a patch to add a new feature I am willing to get for a while: > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12603 > A user can control which binary will be found in the PATH of the build > sequences > easily by adding > BINARY_RENAME=source target > PS2: the BINARY_RENAME variable name sucks, any better name is welcome :) > Suggestions from the top of my head: BINARY_ALIAS PROGRAM_ALIAS EXECUTABLE_ALIAS COMMAND_ALIAS (Yes I think "alias" expresses the concept better) -- Guido Falsi ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: [RFC] less patches: control the PATH
On Oct 6, 2017 8:24 AM, "Guido Falsi" wrote: On 10/06/2017 15:11, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > Hi all, > > Here is a patch to add a new feature I am willing to get for a while: > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12603 > A user can control which binary will be found in the PATH of the build sequences > easily by adding > BINARY_RENAME=source target > PS2: the BINARY_RENAME variable name sucks, any better name is welcome :) > Suggestions from the top of my head: BINARY_ALIAS PROGRAM_ALIAS EXECUTABLE_ALIAS COMMAND_ALIAS (Yes I think "alias" expresses the concept better) -- Guido Falsi +1 for BINARY_ALIAS; concise, descriptive, and accurate ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: [RFC] less patches: control the PATH
On Fri, 6 Oct 2017 15:24:04 +0200 Guido Falsi wrote > On 10/06/2017 15:11, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Here is a patch to add a new feature I am willing to get for a while: > > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D12603 > > > A user can control which binary will be found in the PATH of the build > > sequences easily by adding > > BINARY_RENAME=source target > > > PS2: the BINARY_RENAME variable name sucks, any better name is welcome :) > > > > Suggestions from the top of my head: > > BINARY_ALIAS > > PROGRAM_ALIAS > > EXECUTABLE_ALIAS > > COMMAND_ALIAS > > (Yes I think "alias" expresses the concept better) +1 IMHO I think /mentally/ ALIAS really "nails it". :) --Chris > > -- > Guido Falsi > ___ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" ___ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
