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["Andraž \"ruskie\" Levstik" <ruskie AT mages.ath.cx>]

Eric Sandall wrote :

> > Create the following spells in -modular:
> > xorg-libs - to provide X11-LIBS, remove X11-LIBS provider from 
> > xorg-server,

> >            will provide for now the entire xorg-libs section until spells
> >            have proper handling of -modular
> 
> You'll either need a different name or change the name of the
> xorg-libs section.
> 
> > xorg-utils - to provide X11-UTILS, add X11-UTILS to all monolithic spells,
> >             will provide everything in xorg-utils section
> 
> Can't they just depend on those spells if $(get_spell_provider  $SPELL
> X11-LIBS) == "xorg-server"? More providers may annoy people. ;)
> 

No becasue xorg-server needs mesalib to build while mesalib needs ONLY
makedepend and libdrm.

mesalib -> depends X11-LIBS -> provided by xorg-server -> xorg-server -> 
depends mesalib

see the problem :)

And there might be other uses. Personaly I'd like to see more uses for
providers and the ability to cast providers basicaly cast X11-LIBS
would let me pick from all the previders and cast that.

> > xorg-server - remove X11-LIBS from it's providers
> >
> > Then in the normal grimoire to spells that need
> > imake, makedepend(mesalib) etc... only, remove X11-LIBS and add X11-UTILS
> > ase depends.
> >
> > In spells that atm have support for xorg-server for providing X11-LIBS
> > switch that to xorg-libs handling.
> >
> > I'll be making the xorg-libs and -utils spells tomorrow along with
> > adding the X11-UTILS provider to the monolithic providers.
> >
> > My plan is to get a wider testing audience by end of june so
> > june 30th is the plan to integrate this into test. Note however that
> > I request that xorg-modular remains it's own standing devel only grimoire
> > in which work can be done without affecting the rest of the world.
> 
> If it goes to test then it'd also be in devel, so you'd have your
> "develness" there.
> 

The reason is that it's easier to keep it separate, easier to script and
easier to test not to mention if the need arises a custom default_build
for all of them. Also not to mention that with most of the current
testing scm's we lose a standing devel afaik.



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