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#1 2004-10-27 00:59:22
- punkrockguy318
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Big Packages
Some packages are very large, and don't compile correctly, but a PKGBUILD can get them to work. There's no point of hosting a arch package for this... That would be a waste of bandwith/space. Should a spot in the Wiki be made for PKGBUILD-only packages?
For example:
Cube. Cube needs some libraries to be installed and a startup script to run correctly. This would be dumb to make it a package because
a: it's huge
b: it's not optimized (gcc 3.4 broke it)
But, a PKGBUILD can fetch the sources, set it up correctly and have those files managed by pacman on your system to keep it clean. A package like cube would be put in the PKGBUILD only section.
Do you think this is a good idea?
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2
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#2 2004-10-27 01:00:18
- punkrockguy318
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Re: Big Packages
I know you can search the forums, but it'd be nice to have a set of these working PKGBUILDs organized nicely in the Wiki.
If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2
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#3 2004-10-27 04:08:50
- Dusty
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Re: Big Packages
I'm not absolutely certain, but I'm 88% sure that the new AUR package management system Eric is designing will have a PKGBUILD only option for such cases.
Until that's complete, I suppose a wiki page might work...
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