Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:14:41 -0500 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Martin Tournoij" <carpetsmoker@xs4all.nl> Cc: green@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A new version of Tools/scripts/plist Message-ID: <op.tyf7irfl9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <20070910083108.GA44257@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net> References: <20070910083108.GA44257@glitch.rwxrwxrwx.net>
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On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:31:08 -0500, Martin Tournoij <carpetsmoker@xs4all.nl> wrote: > I've written a replacement for /ports/Tools/scripts/plist, the reason > this is a complete rewrite rather than an update is because I'm not > familair with ruby, and writing a new version in python was faster. > > Problems/additions in this rewrite: > - Automaticlly replace the default PLIST_SUB values. > > - Sensible sorting of the directory list, the current plist put > directory's in ths order: > share/someport/ > share/someport/adir/ > share/someport/adir/foobar > Which is the reverse of what it should be. > > - There are a number of directory's which are always created but > should not be added to the pkg-plist, I have no idea where these > directory's come from, see the comment on line 49 of my script. > > I wrote this script for personal purposes, but why not let other > people benefit, maybe it can be placed in Tools/scripts? Either > replacing the current plist or alongside it. > > Script is attached in this email, or you can view it online if you > like: > http://www.rwxrwxrwx.net/plist.py.txt I haven't use it, but I noticed that the mtree needs to be update to /usr/ports/Templates/BSD.local.dist and we don't use BSD.x11.dist any longer. I think it's safe for you to remove that workaround. I think you should go with 'make -V MTREE_FILE' instead of hardcore. You can check auto-plist[1] that I have written to get idea/copy and improvement in your one. [1] http://www.marcuscom.com:8080/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/portstools/auto-plist/ Cheers, Mezz > Regards, > Martin Tournoij -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team - FreeBSD Multimedia Hat (ports, not src) http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org http://wiki.freebsd.org/multimedia - multimedia@FreeBSD.org
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