On Mon, 10 Aug 2015 23:44:50 -0500 Kyle Guinn <ely...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/10/15, Thomas Szteliga <t...@websafe.pl> wrote: > > SlackBuild templates (and scripts) contain this line: > > > > > > ~~~~ > > cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild \ > > > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > > ~~~~ > > > > > > but what if a SlackBuild script requires patches applied > > during its execution. Shouldn't they be copied to > > > > > > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/ > > > > as well? > > > > > > For example, `arj` <http://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.1/system/arj/> > > requires a lot of patches > > <http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/14.1/system/arj/patches/> but the > > SlackBuild script > > <http://slackbuilds.org/slackbuilds/14.1/system/arj/arj.SlackBuild> > > still contains only: > > > > ~~~~ > > cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild \ > > > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > > ~~~~ > > > > > > leaving the patches out. > > I've noticed this as well. Does anyone find it helpful that the > script is installed in /usr/doc? Maybe we can omit it instead? > > -Kyle > I like having the script installed to docdir. It's a quick reference to how the current package was built. I've utilized it's presence more than a few times. I'm not against having the patches there also. Seems innocuous and makes changes made to the source transparent. I don't feel it's actually necessary. I could see arguments against, such as unnecessary space being taken up, I guess. John _______________________________________________ SlackBuilds-users mailing list SlackBuilds-users@slackbuilds.org http://lists.slackbuilds.org/mailman/listinfo/slackbuilds-users Archives - http://lists.slackbuilds.org/pipermail/slackbuilds-users/ FAQ - http://slackbuilds.org/faq/
