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justin025
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I would like to push a few ebuilds in my local overlay to guru but the regulations, specifically #9 here were a little vague. Could anyone more knowledgeable then me take a look at the ebuilds below and let me know if they qualify. I don't want to go through the process of registering as a contributor just for them to get rejected. I would be willing to maintain them and a few other unmaintained packages I use from guru.
I didn't upload metadata, but the use flags are pretty self explanatory.
www-client/mullvad-browser-bin-13.5
https://pastebin.com/rEJR4Eui
mail-client/betterbird-bin-115.12.0
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AndrewAmmerlaan
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These ebuilds are absolutely fine.
Rule #9 exists to prevent ebuilds which, for example, do only the equivalent of "cd $DESTDIR; wget $SRC_URI". It is also intentionally a bit vague because it is very difficult to precisely define what crosses the line of being useless. The most important point of the rule is that you, as the author, have thought about "does this really have to be an ebuild?" and have found some reason for the answer to be yes.
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szatox
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| Quote: | | The most important point of the rule is that you, as the author, have thought about "does this really have to be an ebuild?" and have found some reason for the answer to be yes. |
So... is "I want those files to be tracked by portage" enough of a reason?
The counter-example of a wget script suggests a negative answer, but it is also a terrible example.... Don't use wget scripts.
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justin025
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| AndrewAmmerlaan wrote: | These ebuilds are absolutely fine.
Rule #9 exists to prevent ebuilds which, for example, do only the equivalent of "cd $DESTDIR; wget $SRC_URI". It is also intentionally a bit vague because it is very difficult to precisely define what crosses the line of being useless. The most important point of the rule is that you, as the author, have thought about "does this really have to be an ebuild?" and have found some reason for the answer to be yes. |
Thanks for the help, I just have one question. I created a new gpg key and followed the guide here but am unable to add them to the keyserver, as a result my pull requests are marked as unverified. Do you know how I can go about uploading it? Thanks again |
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sam_
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| szatox wrote: | | Quote: | | The most important point of the rule is that you, as the author, have thought about "does this really have to be an ebuild?" and have found some reason for the answer to be yes. |
So... is "I want those files to be tracked by portage" enough of a reason?
The counter-example of a wget script suggests a negative answer, but it is also a terrible example.... Don't use wget scripts. |
Such an ebuild may be okay locally but not necessarily of broader use to anybody, hence not worth putting in a communal repository - even if you want to publish it in your own. |
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