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32<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">21</td> 274<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">21</td>
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34<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">User-defined Package Sets</td> 276<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">User-defined Package Sets</td>
35</tr> 277</tr>
36<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.1</td> 278<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.3</td>
37</tr> 279</tr>
38<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0021.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2004/03/06 23:19:05</a></td> 280<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0021.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006/09/04 03:06:32</a></td>
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40<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Tal Peer &lt;coredumb&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td> 282<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Tal Peer &lt;coredumb&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;,
283Alec Warner &lt;antarus&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td>
41</tr> 284</tr>
42<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> 285<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td>
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50<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">22-Feb-2004</td> 293<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">22-Feb-2004</td>
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52<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">6-Mar-2004</td> 295<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">6-Mar-2004, 3-Sep-2006</td>
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57<div class="contents topic" id="contents"> 300<div class="contents topic">
58<p class="topic-title"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> 301<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p>
59<ul class="simple"> 302<ul class="simple">
303<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id3" name="id3">Status</a></li>
60<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id3" name="id3">Abstract</a></li> 304<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id4" name="id4">Abstract</a></li>
61<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id4" name="id4">Motivation</a></li> 305<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id5" name="id5">Motivation</a></li>
62<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id5" name="id5">Specification</a><ul> 306<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id6" name="id6">Specification</a><ul>
63<li><a class="reference" href="#using-user-defined-sets-with-emerge" id="id6" name="id6">Using User-defined Sets With Emerge</a></li> 307<li><a class="reference" href="#using-user-defined-sets-with-emerge" id="id7" name="id7">Using User-defined Sets With Emerge</a></li>
64<li><a class="reference" href="#compatibility-with-other-portage-features" id="id7" name="id7">Compatibility With Other Portage Features</a></li> 308<li><a class="reference" href="#compatibility-with-other-portage-features" id="id8" name="id8">Compatibility With Other Portage Features</a></li>
65</ul> 309</ul>
66</li> 310</li>
67<li><a class="reference" href="#implementation" id="id8" name="id8">Implementation</a></li> 311<li><a class="reference" href="#implementation" id="id9" name="id9">Implementation</a></li>
68<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id9" name="id9">Rationale</a></li> 312<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id10" name="id10">Rationale</a></li>
69<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id10" name="id10">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> 313<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id11" name="id11">Backwards Compatibility</a></li>
70<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id11" name="id11">References</a></li> 314<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id12" name="id12">References</a></li>
71<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id12" name="id12">Copyright</a></li> 315<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id13" name="id13">Copyright</a></li>
72</ul> 316</ul>
73</div> 317</div>
74<div class="section" id="abstract"> 318<div class="section">
319<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" id="status" name="status">Status</a></h1>
320<p>Taken over by antarus.</p>
321</div>
322<div class="section">
75<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> 323<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
76<p>In Portage, package sets (formerly known as 'classes' or 'targets') 324<p>In Portage, package sets (formerly known as 'classes' or 'targets')
77are mere groups of packages, grouped together to allow easier updating 325are mere groups of packages, grouped together to allow easier updating
78and handling of them. Currently it is impossible to define sets further 326and handling of them. Currently it is impossible to define sets further
79than the two default ones: &quot;system&quot; and &quot;world&quot;.</p> 327than the two default ones: &quot;system&quot; and &quot;world&quot;.</p>
80</div> 328</div>
81<div class="section" id="motivation"> 329<div class="section">
82<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> 330<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1>
83<p>Over the months, quite a few requests for user-defined sets were 331<p>Over the months, quite a few requests for user-defined sets were
84made by users and developers, either by posting bugs, messages to 332made by users and developers, either by posting bugs, messages to
85mailing lists or on IRC. Usually the response is that this is an 333mailing lists or on IRC. Usually the response is that this is an
86awesome idea, but no one ever took the time to actually define it 334awesome idea, but no one ever took the time to actually define it
87properly and implement it.</p> 335properly and implement it.</p>
88<p>This document offers a specification for the implementation of 336<p>This document offers a specification for the implementation of
89user-defined sets using configuration files similar to the current 337user-defined sets using configuration files similar to the current
90world/system sets use.</p> 338world/system sets use.</p>
91</div> 339</div>
92<div class="section" id="specification"> 340<div class="section">
93<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> 341<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
94<p>The proposed implementation uses a one file per set approach, meaning 342<p>The proposed implementation uses a one file per set approach, meaning
95each package set is defined in a single file. All set definition files 343each package set is defined in a single file. All set definition files
96will reside in a directory <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">/etc/portage/sets/</span></tt> and each set's name 344will reside in a directory <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/etc/portage/sets/</span></tt> and each set's name
97will be its file name. Therefore, if one defines a set in 345will be its file name. Therefore, if one defines a set in
98/etc/portage/sets/foo-set, the set name will be 'foo-set'. Usual 346/etc/portage/sets/foo-set, the set name will be 'foo-set'. Usual
99package naming rules <a class="footnote-reference" href="#name-rules" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a> also apply to sets.</p> 347package naming rules <a class="footnote-reference" href="#name-rules" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a> also apply to sets.</p>
100<p>As it is impossible to create two or more files with identical names 348<p>As it is impossible to create two or more files with identical names
101in the same directory, a theoretic conflict between two different sets 349in the same directory, a theoretic conflict between two different sets
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105<p>Syntax for the package list file is the same as the world file syntax, 353<p>Syntax for the package list file is the same as the world file syntax,
106as described in the Portage manpage <a class="footnote-reference" href="#portage-manpage" id="id2" name="id2">[2]</a>, with one 354as described in the Portage manpage <a class="footnote-reference" href="#portage-manpage" id="id2" name="id2">[2]</a>, with one
107addition: sets may not be 'inherited' by other sets, only packages may 355addition: sets may not be 'inherited' by other sets, only packages may
108be listed. There is no limitation to the number of packages in a set 356be listed. There is no limitation to the number of packages in a set
109or to the number of sets a package may belong to.</p> 357or to the number of sets a package may belong to.</p>
110<div class="section" id="using-user-defined-sets-with-emerge"> 358<div class="section">
111<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="using-user-defined-sets-with-emerge">Using User-defined Sets With Emerge</a></h2> 359<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="using-user-defined-sets-with-emerge" name="using-user-defined-sets-with-emerge">Using User-defined Sets With Emerge</a></h2>
112<p>The user-defined sets will be available either directly or using 360<p>The user-defined sets will be available either directly or using
113the --package-set option, As in:</p> 361the --package-set option, As in:</p>
114<pre class="literal-block"> 362<pre class="literal-block">
115# Basically the same: 363# Basically the same:
116emerge foo-set 364emerge foo-set
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132<p>When running emerge with the --pretend option, sets will be 380<p>When running emerge with the --pretend option, sets will be
133expanded to the packages they are comprised off in the output, as with 381expanded to the packages they are comprised off in the output, as with
134the current system-defined sets.</p> 382the current system-defined sets.</p>
135<p>Only one set may be passed to portage at time, and sets can not 383<p>Only one set may be passed to portage at time, and sets can not
136be mixed with ordinary packages. Thus, the following snippets are 384be mixed with ordinary packages. Thus, the following snippets are
137all invalid and will result in an error (assuming <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">foo-set</span></tt> and 385all invalid and will result in an error (assuming <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">foo-set</span></tt> and
138<tt class="literal"><span class="pre">bar-set</span></tt> are defined as sets):</p> 386<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">bar-set</span></tt> are defined as sets):</p>
139<pre class="literal-block"> 387<pre class="literal-block">
140emerge foo-set glibc 388emerge foo-set glibc
141emerge bar-set system 389emerge bar-set system
142emerge world foo-set gcc 390emerge world foo-set gcc
143</pre> 391</pre>
144</div> 392</div>
145<div class="section" id="compatibility-with-other-portage-features"> 393<div class="section">
146<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="compatibility-with-other-portage-features">Compatibility With Other Portage Features</a></h2> 394<h2><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" id="compatibility-with-other-portage-features" name="compatibility-with-other-portage-features">Compatibility With Other Portage Features</a></h2>
147<ul class="simple"> 395<ul class="simple">
148<li>Dependencies: 396<li>Dependencies:
149Package sets (both system-defined and user-defined) may not be 397Package sets (both system-defined and user-defined) may not be
150depended on by ordinary packages and eclasses.</li> 398depended on by ordinary packages and eclasses.</li>
151<li>package.mask: 399<li>package.mask:
152Masking a package set through the <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">package.mask</span></tt> file is forbidden. 400Masking a package set through the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">package.mask</span></tt> file is forbidden.
153In order to 'mask' a package set, one should comment it in the 401In order to 'mask' a package set, one should move it away from the
154<tt class="literal"><span class="pre">package.sets</span></tt> file (see above).</li> 402sets directory.</li>
155<li>package.use: 403<li>package.use:
156USE flags may not be defined for sets in the <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">package.use</span></tt> file.</li> 404USE flags may not be defined for sets in the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">package.use</span></tt> file.</li>
157</ul> 405</ul>
158</div> 406</div>
159</div> 407</div>
160<div class="section" id="implementation"> 408<div class="section">
161<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="implementation">Implementation</a></h1> 409<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" id="implementation" name="implementation">Implementation</a></h1>
162<p>The implementation of the package sets concept in Portage should be 410<p>The implementation of the package sets concept in Portage should be
163mostly done in portage.py, and only the interface parts should be 411mostly done in portage.py, and only the interface parts should be
164added to emerge itself, to keep the separation between interface and 412added to emerge itself, to keep the separation between interface and
165logic.</p> 413logic.</p>
166<p>The amount of work needed for implementation is not trivial, but not 414<p>The amount of work needed for implementation is not trivial, but not
167huge either.</p> 415huge either.</p>
168</div> 416</div>
169<div class="section" id="rationale"> 417<div class="section">
170<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> 418<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1>
171<p>The one file per set approach makes it easy to list the sets which are 419<p>The one file per set approach makes it easy to list the sets which are
172defined on a system by just listing the <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">/etc/portage/sets</span></tt> 420defined on a system by just listing the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/etc/portage/sets</span></tt>
173directory contents. Additionally, it makes the set lookup process more 421directory contents. Additionally, it makes the set lookup process more
174efficient as it only requires to check if a file exists.</p> 422efficient as it only requires to check if a file exists.</p>
175<p>I chose the --package-set option over the --set option for explicitly 423<p>I chose the --package-set option over the --set option for explicitly
176telling portage to emerge a set mostly because --set implies setting 424telling portage to emerge a set mostly because --set implies setting
177an environment variable, or such.</p> 425an environment variable, or such.</p>
178<p>Allowing sets' USE flags to be manipulated through the <tt class="literal"><span class="pre">package.use</span></tt> 426<p>Allowing sets' USE flags to be manipulated through the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">package.use</span></tt>
179file would have done more harm than good, for several reasons:</p> 427file would have done more harm than good, for several reasons:</p>
180<ul class="simple"> 428<ul class="simple">
181<li>If a USE flag is turned on (i.e. 'foo') for a set and the same USE 429<li>If a USE flag is turned on (i.e. 'foo') for a set and the same USE
182flag is turned off (i.e. '-foo'), for a package which is part of 430flag is turned off (i.e. '-foo'), for a package which is part of
183the set, it is unclear which setting should take precedence.</li> 431the set, it is unclear which setting should take precedence.</li>
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189USE flag should be defined when emerging the package in question.</li> 437USE flag should be defined when emerging the package in question.</li>
190</ul> 438</ul>
191<p>Therefore, I have decided it would be better to disallow setting USE 439<p>Therefore, I have decided it would be better to disallow setting USE
192flags for sets.</p> 440flags for sets.</p>
193</div> 441</div>
194<div class="section" id="backwards-compatibility"> 442<div class="section">
195<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> 443<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1>
196<p>Backwards compatibility with the current situation, in which only two 444<p>Backwards compatibility with the current situation, in which only two
197system-defined sets exist can be kept in one of two ways:</p> 445system-defined sets exist can be kept in one of two ways:</p>
198<ol class="arabic simple"> 446<ol class="arabic simple">
199<li>Leaving the situation as is - the 'world' and 'system' sets are 447<li>Leaving the situation as is - the 'world' and 'system' sets are
200hard-coded in Portage.</li> 448hard-coded in Portage.</li>
201<li>Distributing default 'system' and 'world' files under the 449<li>Distributing default 'system' and 'world' files under the
202<tt class="literal"><span class="pre">/etc/portage/sets/</span></tt> directory.</li> 450<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">/etc/portage/sets/</span></tt> directory.</li>
203</ol> 451</ol>
204<p>Other than that, there are no other backwards compatibility concerns 452<p>Other than that, there are no other backwards compatibility concerns
205involved.</p> 453involved.</p>
206</div> 454</div>
207<div class="section" id="references"> 455<div class="section">
208<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" name="references">References</a></h1> 456<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1>
209<table class="footnote" frame="void" id="name-rules" rules="none"> 457<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="name-rules" rules="none">
210<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> 458<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
211<tbody valign="top"> 459<tbody valign="top">
212<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1" name="name-rules">[1]</a></td><td>Gentoo Linux Development Policy - Ebuild Policy 460<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1" name="name-rules">[1]</a></td><td>Gentoo Linux Development Policy - Ebuild Policy
213(<a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/policy.xml#doc_chap3">http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/policy.xml#doc_chap3</a>)</td></tr> 461(<a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/policy.xml#doc_chap3">http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/policy.xml#doc_chap3</a>)</td></tr>
214</tbody> 462</tbody>
215</table> 463</table>
216<table class="footnote" frame="void" id="portage-manpage" rules="none"> 464<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="portage-manpage" rules="none">
217<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup> 465<colgroup><col class="label" /><col /></colgroup>
218<tbody valign="top"> 466<tbody valign="top">
219<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="portage-manpage">[2]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/portage/man/portage.5?root=gentoo-src">http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/portage/man/portage.5?root=gentoo-src</a></td></tr> 467<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id2" name="portage-manpage">[2]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/portage/man/portage.5?root=gentoo-src">http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/portage/man/portage.5?root=gentoo-src</a></td></tr>
220</tbody> 468</tbody>
221</table> 469</table>
222</div> 470</div>
223<div class="section" id="copyright"> 471<div class="section">
224<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> 472<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13" id="copyright" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1>
225<p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> 473<p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p>
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