On Tuesday 23 August 2005 17:12, Jason Stubbs wrote: > > > > Wouldn't it better suit our needs to write a configuration program > > that packages can feed some custom configuration questions, and that > > then spits out something that can be used by the ebuilds. This would > > allow offline configuration of ebuilds etc. And something that was > > saved. > > This limits the possibilities of what can be done, no? For example, > answers determining the following questions or the selection of > questions based on how the package was installed. Indeed there could be > different questions based on whether it appears to be an upgrade or > fresh install. > > If the only benefits are being able to provide a consistent interface > and "offline" configuration, I don't really see the effort being worth > it. A usable interface abstraction can't really be created until the > requirements are known (which they're not due to pkg_config being > severely underused) and batched configuration can be done by creating a > text file with answers and piping.
You're right. Such a program could anyway be used for most packages. That might currently be a better solution (and would limit the complexity of the program). Paul -- Paul de Vrieze Gentoo Developer Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net
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