Date: Tue, 28 May 2019 21:01:58 -0700 From: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Theron <theron.tarigo@gmail.com>, soc-status@freebsd.org Cc: Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com>,freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GSoC: Separation of Ports Build Process from Local Installation Message-ID: <C610B9DB-EDE2-4CF7-A458-A6B8776406E1@cschubert.com> In-Reply-To: <5cdb1c0b-a2dd-c754-daa3-187330ad9ad6@gmail.com>
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On May 28, 2019 3:51:08 PM PDT, Theron <theron.tarigo@gmail.com> wrote: >Hello All, > >For Google Summer of Code 2019 I am working on FreeBSD's ports tree >makefiles towards eliminating the dependency of the ports building >process on the local system's installed packages. Currently this level > >of separation can only be accomplished in practice through chroot or >Jail. The project will eliminate the need for cooperation of the root >user since /usr/local will not need to be touched. > >The major technical obstacle to be overcome is that ports expect to >find >files of their dependencies installed in /usr/local. To support this >without touching that location on the installed system, file accesses >will be redirected to a location controlled by the ports build process >through use of a library to intercept file accesses. > >Once I have that working (well enough to build one port at a time) I >will move on to modify bsd.port.mk itself (and related files) to >utilize >this mechanism for virtual installation of port dependencies during >builds. > >The full project proposal can be seen at >https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B30U9csgY299W59tNraSX1LYjzsba2i04OrYAUpdIZs/edit > >. > >My goal is that this work can be integrated well enough into >/usr/ports/Mk so that unlike Jail, no set up work should be required >for >using ports tree to build a set of installable packages. > >Please let me know if you are interested in this project; feedback is >appreciated. If someone would like to provide ongoing feedback or >mentorship that would be especially helpful. Bakul Shah is my mentor >officially for GSoC but I would be happy to have additional support >from >someone who is experienced with internals of the port infrastructure >makefiles. > >Theron Tarigo >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list >https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" How is this different from what poudriiere already does? -- Pardon the typos and autocorrect, small keyboard in use. Cheers, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com> FreeBSD UNIX: <cy@FreeBSD.org> Web: http://www.FreeBSD.org The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few.help
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