Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 23:08:19 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> Cc: Glenn Johnson <glennpj@charter.net>, freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: dependency question Message-ID: <3C4DD4C3.23596914@FreeBSD.org> References: <20020121105206.H56403-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com>
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Joe Clarke wrote:
>
> >
> > There is another consideration, namely the problem with shared
> > directories under ${PREFIX}/share/gnome. Most GNOME packages use them
> > extensively to store their .desktop files, pixmaps, .omf files, help
> > files and so on, so that the dependencies should be constructed in a
> > way that ensures that a package that installs file(s) into shared
> > directory will be deleted before a package which "owns" that directory
> > (i.e. has an appropriate @dirrm in its pkg-plist). Since most of
> > GNOME ports install their shortcuts into menu directory owned by
> > gnomecore all you should do it to define USE_GNOME. There is even a
> > tool called ports/Tools/scripts/gnomedepends.py, which inspects your
> > port's pkg-plist and tells you which packages should be put into its
> > dependency chain to warrant correct removal of shared dirts.
> >
> > -Maxim
> > P.S. Joe, please consider refining this explanation and turn it into
> > another para in our FAQ. Tnx.
>
> I was actually thinking of updating the porting guide to include this as
> well as mention what depednecies are imported by each of the GNOME macros.
> What do you think?
Sounds fine to me. Go and get 'em, tiger! :)
Thanks!
-Maxim
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