Re: [OctDev] main ported to the package system

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tir, 22 08 2006 kl. 10:12 +0200, skrev David Bateman:
> Ideally, what I would like is that the documentation is built at the
> time the package is created from the CVS, with the pdf version left in
> the doc sub-directory and the info version copied to inst/. I'd also
> like that the examples directory is copied to the package without chang=
e.
Also, we would probably like to generate some information for the
webpage (right?).

> Basically I see that this requires several changes the the release.sh
> script where there is
>=20
> 1) A means of specifying the sub-directories that are to be copied
> directly to the package and which files in these sub-directories to
> include or ignore
> 2) A means at the time the package is constructed from the CVS to run
> configure/make on arbitrary sub-directory (to find makeinfo for example=
)
>=20
> There are probably multiple ways of implementing the above, but you
> Soren as the one with the most knowledge of the package manager might
> like to suggest the way that is the simpliest. Perhaps a Makefile in th=
e
> Root of each package directory, that is not included in the package.
> This might include a file from the directory above with basic directive=
s
> to construct the package, which might be supplemented by the developer
> as needed. That is including additional files and directories and
> building certain parts of the package when the package is constructed.
>=20
> Your thoughts?
You're talking about things that should be done by the person releasing
the package, not the person installing the package. So I don't think
this should be integrated in pkg.m (otherwise the person installing the
package needs programs like makeinfo, etc.).

I think it makes sense to let release.sh (or whatever we call the script
that makes tarballs) check if a Makefile exist in the package directory.
If a Makefile exist in the package directory we run
  make -C package_dir release
Then the package maintainer can basicly do what ever he/she wants at
release-time.

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