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16 | :Author: David Goodger |
16 | :Author: David Goodger |
17 | :Contact: goodger@users.sourceforge.net |
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18 | :date: $Date: 2006/06/15 14:39:04 $ |
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273 | <tbody valign="top"> |
273 | <tbody valign="top"> |
274 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">50</td> |
274 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">50</td> |
275 | </tr> |
275 | </tr> |
276 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Supporting alternative package managers</td> |
276 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Supporting alternative package managers</td> |
277 | </tr> |
277 | </tr> |
278 | <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> |
279 | </tr> |
279 | </tr> |
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-0050.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006/06/15 14:36:52</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-0050.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006/09/05 20:54:30</a></td> |
281 | </tr> |
281 | </tr> |
282 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Grant Goodyear <g2boojum at gentoo.org></td> |
282 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Grant Goodyear <g2boojum at gentoo.org></td> |
283 | </tr> |
283 | </tr> |
284 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> |
284 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Rejected</td> |
285 | </tr> |
285 | </tr> |
286 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td> |
286 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td> |
287 | </tr> |
287 | </tr> |
288 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td> |
288 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td> |
289 | </tr> |
289 | </tr> |
290 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">22-May-2006</td> |
290 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">22-May-2006</td> |
291 | </tr> |
291 | </tr> |
292 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">15-Jun-2006</td> |
292 | <tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">15-Jun-2006, 6-Sep-2006</td> |
293 | </tr> |
293 | </tr> |
294 | </tbody> |
294 | </tbody> |
295 | </table> |
295 | </table> |
296 | <hr /> |
296 | <hr /> |
297 | <div class="contents topic"> |
297 | <div class="contents topic"> |
298 | <p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
298 | <p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
299 | <ul class="simple"> |
299 | <ul class="simple"> |
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300 | <li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id2" name="id2">Status</a></li> |
300 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id2" name="id2">Abstract</a></li> |
301 | <li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id3" name="id3">Abstract</a></li> |
301 | <li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id3" name="id3">Specification</a></li> |
302 | <li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id4" name="id4">Specification</a></li> |
302 | <li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id4" name="id4">Rationale</a></li> |
303 | <li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id5" name="id5">Rationale</a></li> |
303 | <li><a class="reference" href="#note" id="id5" name="id5">Note</a></li> |
304 | <li><a class="reference" href="#notes" id="id6" name="id6">Notes</a></li> |
304 | <li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id6" name="id6">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> |
305 | <li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id7" name="id7">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> |
305 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id7" name="id7">Copyright</a></li> |
306 | <li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id8" name="id8">Copyright</a></li> |
306 | </ul> |
307 | </ul> |
307 | </div> |
308 | </div> |
308 | <div class="section"> |
309 | <div class="section"> |
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310 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" id="status" name="status">Status</a></h1> |
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311 | <p>The council rejected this GLEP in favor of starting from a package manager |
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312 | API and requiring Gentoo package managers in the tree to support that |
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313 | API. (That API is still pending, however.)</p> |
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314 | </div> |
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315 | <div class="section"> |
309 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
316 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
310 | <p>To support alternatives to the official package manager (portage, at the time |
317 | <p>To support alternatives to the official package manager (portage, at the time |
311 | of this writing), some sane ground rules need to be set. Specifically, no |
318 | of this writing), some sane ground rules need to be set. Specifically, no |
312 | alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added to the tree unless it |
319 | alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added to the tree unless it |
313 | successfully works with all ebuilds supported by the official package manager. |
320 | successfully works with all ebuilds supported by the official package manager. |
314 | Moreover, no ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported |
321 | Moreover, no ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported |
315 | (without change) by the official package manager.</p> |
322 | (without change) by the official package manager.</p> |
316 | </div> |
323 | </div> |
317 | <div class="section"> |
324 | <div class="section"> |
318 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
325 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> |
319 | <ul class="simple"> |
326 | <ul class="simple"> |
320 | <li>No alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added |
327 | <li>No alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added |
321 | to the tree unless it successfully works with all ebuilds supported by |
328 | to the tree unless it successfully works with all ebuilds supported by |
322 | the official package manager. If an alternative package manager is |
329 | the official package manager. If an alternative package manager is |
323 | runtime incompatible with the official package manager, then it |
330 | runtime incompatible with the official package manager, then it |
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325 | <li>No ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported |
332 | <li>No ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported |
326 | (without change) by the official package manager.</li> |
333 | (without change) by the official package manager.</li> |
327 | </ul> |
334 | </ul> |
328 | </div> |
335 | </div> |
329 | <div class="section"> |
336 | <div class="section"> |
330 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
337 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
331 | <p>The first rule sets a reasonable bar for adding an alternative package |
338 | <p>The first rule sets a reasonable bar for adding an alternative package |
332 | manager to the tree. Note that if an ebuild currently in the tree |
339 | manager to the tree. Note that if an ebuild currently in the tree |
333 | doesn't work with the official package manager, it isn't expected to |
340 | doesn't work with the official package manager, it isn't expected to |
334 | work with an alternative package manager either. The second rule |
341 | work with an alternative package manager either. The second rule |
335 | ensures that an alternative package manager cannot become a de-facto |
342 | ensures that an alternative package manager cannot become a de-facto |
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341 | sanity will reign, and no package manager will become official without |
348 | sanity will reign, and no package manager will become official without |
342 | being able to build installation media, providing a transition path from |
349 | being able to build installation media, providing a transition path from |
343 | or to the existing official package manager, etcetera.</p> |
350 | or to the existing official package manager, etcetera.</p> |
344 | </div> |
351 | </div> |
345 | <div class="section"> |
352 | <div class="section"> |
346 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" id="note" name="note">Note</a></h1> |
353 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="notes" name="notes">Notes</a></h1> |
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354 | <ul class="simple"> |
347 | <p>An early criticism of this GLEP was that it fails to address eclasses and |
355 | <li>An early criticism of this GLEP was that it fails to address eclasses and |
348 | profiles. As far as eclasses are concerned, my view is that the above rules |
356 | profiles. As far as eclasses are concerned, my view is that the above rules |
349 | suffice, since eclasses only matter in their use in ebuilds. If a package |
357 | suffice, since eclasses only matter in their use in ebuilds. If a package |
350 | manager can effectively process all ebuilds, then it must be handling the |
358 | manager can effectively process all ebuilds, then it must be handling the |
351 | eclasses successfully, too. Profiles, on the other hand, are not addressed |
359 | eclasses successfully, too. Profiles, on the other hand, are not addressed |
352 | here even implicitly.</p> |
360 | here even implicitly.</li> |
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361 | <li>Assuming the ebuild specification is successfully finished, then the |
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362 | first rule should really replace "all ebuilds supported by the official |
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363 | package manager" with "all ebuilds that satisfy the ebuild spec". |
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364 | Similarly, in rule two "by the official package manager" should |
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365 | read "by the official ebuild spec".</li> |
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366 | </ul> |
353 | </div> |
367 | </div> |
354 | <div class="section"> |
368 | <div class="section"> |
355 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
369 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
356 | <p>Pretty much the whole point, and it's explicit here.</p> |
370 | <p>Pretty much the whole point, and it's explicit here.</p> |
357 | </div> |
371 | </div> |
358 | <div class="section"> |
372 | <div class="section"> |
359 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="copyright" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
373 | <h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" id="copyright" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
360 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
374 | <p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> |
361 | </div> |
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380 | <a class="reference" href="glep-0050.txt">View document source</a>. |
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