On 20/06/2023 19:26, Mike Gilbert wrote:
On Tue, Jun 20, 2023 at 1:08 PM Florian Schmaus <f...@gentoo.org> wrote:
On 20.06.23 16:41, TOMAS FABRIZIO ORSI wrote:
Isn't that duplicating the information of metadata/layout.conf's
'master' key-value pair [1]?
Yes, I agree that it would be duplicating that information. As a matter
of fact, Michał Górny pointed the same thing out.
However, Michał also added, quote: "What's really lacking here is
support for specifying dependencies via |repositories.xml|
Do we need to duplicate the information in repositories.xml, with all
the drawbacks of duplication?
Can't eselect repository add the new repository, then read the 'masters'
value from layout.conf, and add the missing repositories recursively?
That would be a significant change in behavior for eselect repository.
Currently, it does not actually sync any repos; it just manages the
config in /etc/portage/repos.conf.
Or maybe we just output a warning after syncing if a repository listed
in masters= is not enabled? Less automated, but simpler. I don't think
this situation happens very often so this is probably good enough IMO.
Best regards,
Andrew
