Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-07-12 Thread Paul de Vrieze
On Tuesday 13 June 2006 01:00, Stephen Bennett wrote: My current idea is to draw up a formal specification of what ebuilds are allowed to do, and what to assume about the environment in which they run, as well as defining the formats of everything under profiles/, metadata.xml files, and other

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-15 Thread Mike Frysinger
On Monday 12 June 2006 19:00, Stephen Bennett wrote: My current idea is to draw up a formal specification huge wang this would simplify greatly the work required for people to develop a package manager compatible with Gentoo ebuilds -mike pgpW85vGl5vYU.pgp Description: PGP signature

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-13 Thread Robin H. Johnson
On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 12:00:43AM +0100, Stephen Bennett wrote: My current idea is to draw up a formal specification of what ebuilds are allowed to do, and what to assume about the environment in which they run, as well as defining the formats of everything under profiles/, metadata.xml

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-13 Thread Andrej Kacian
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:14:02 -0400 Daniel Ostrow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One thing I do ask...Lets all start now getting used to calling the portage tree something different. I'm all for terms like the tree or the ebuild tree or the package tree but at this point, given the prompting subject

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-13 Thread Ned Ludd
On Tue, 2006-06-13 at 13:38 +0200, Andrej Kacian wrote: On related note, why virtual/portage ? Why not virtual/packagemanager, or something like that? Because it already exists and is the least intrusive change. bug #69208 -- Ned Ludd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gentoo Linux -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-13 Thread Luis Francisco Araujo
Stephen Bennett wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:04:39 -0400 Luis Francisco Araujo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the idea. This would be some kind of portage-tree standard? This would be, in essence, a formal definition of the layout of the tree, and the format of and assumptions

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-13 Thread Chris Gianelloni
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 20:14 -0400, Daniel Ostrow wrote: One thing I do ask...Lets all start now getting used to calling the portage tree something different. I'm all for terms like the tree or the ebuild tree or the package tree but at this point, given the prompting subject matter, the idea

[gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Stephen Bennett
Continuing in the series of issues raised during the previous package manager discussions, I'd like to continue by mentioning the tree format. At present, it isn't defined beyond what the current portage supports, which is frankly a fairly silly way to do things. Following discussion in

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Luis Francisco Araujo
Stephen Bennett wrote: Continuing in the series of issues raised during the previous package manager discussions, I'd like to continue by mentioning the tree format. At present, it isn't defined beyond what the current portage supports, which is frankly a fairly silly way to do things.

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Stephen Bennett
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:04:39 -0400 Luis Francisco Araujo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I like the idea. This would be some kind of portage-tree standard? This would be, in essence, a formal definition of the layout of the tree, and the format of and assumptions made by every file contained within

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Henrik Brix Andersen
On Tue, Jun 13, 2006 at 01:26:39AM +0200, Luca Barbato wrote: Stephen Bennett wrote: This would be, in essence, a formal definition of the layout of the tree, and the format of and assumptions made by every file contained within it. I'm all for it. Definately. Go for it. Regards,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Daniel Ostrow
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 19:04 -0400, Luis Francisco Araujo wrote: Stephen Bennett wrote: Continuing in the series of issues raised during the previous package manager discussions, I'd like to continue by mentioning the tree format. At present, it isn't defined beyond what the current portage

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Marius Mauch
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:43 +0100 Stephen Bennett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My current idea is to draw up a formal specification of what ebuilds are allowed to do, and what to assume about the environment in which they run, as well as defining the formats of everything under profiles/,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Alec Warner
Daniel Ostrow wrote: On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 19:04 -0400, Luis Francisco Araujo wrote: Stephen Bennett wrote: Continuing in the series of issues raised during the previous package manager discussions, I'd like to continue by mentioning the tree format. At present, it isn't defined beyond what

Re: [gentoo-dev] Defining the Tree: a proto-GLEP.

2006-06-12 Thread Luca Barbato
Alec Warner wrote: I prefer gentoo-x86, although others hate that x86-centric moniker ;) ebuilds' tree could be ok (now after the transgender cow Larry we greet the transgenic fruits that grown on trees but have to be herded: the Ebuilds!) Ok, I should not post after midnight, local time...