On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:26:18 -0400 Alec Warner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Stephen Bennett wrote: > > * Portage must provide a way for external programs to obtain a list > > of all repository identifiers for a given system. It is assumed > > that this will be in the form of a ``portageq`` command (e.g. > > ``portageq get_repo_ids``). > > > > not done, and if we implemented it, would be a hack (although > compromisable in this scheme, would be essentially a fake portageq > command) Incorrect, I've planned this as part of modular sync code (same requirement). > > * Portage must provide a way for external programs to obtain the > > base path for a repository with a given ID. It is assumed that this > > will be in the form of a ``portageq`` command (e.g. ``portageq > > get_repo_root gentoo-x86``). > > same as above see above > > * Portage must extend ``portageq has_version`` to support > > restrictions to a given repository ID. > > and again This is the tricky one. Needs vdb adjustments (or some really ugly hacks). > > * Portage must extend ``portageq`` to implement a command which > > returns whether or not the profile used for a given repository ID > > is exactly the given profile (e.g. ``portageq profile_used > > default-linux/sparc/sparc64/2004.3 gentoo-x86``). > > and again This is almost trivial. > I have no problem with basically writing up 'fake' portageq calls. > However often people tell me overlays are important, they don't serve > as multipile repos and don't have metadata/news, so they are excluded > in this specification (intentially?). Portage doesn't do multiple > repo's so any repo-related call will be a 'fake' one, that just > returns the expected data, unless someone has a better method (looks > at other portage devs). As stated above the modular sync code I've planned for 2.2 has similar requirements to this as it includes support for syncing overlays. Marius PS: Please in the future only quote relevant parts. -- Public Key at http://www.genone.de/info/gpg-key.pub In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, 'Let there be Light.' And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better.
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