Subject: bulk builds and packaging for available options (was Re: CVS commit:
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 08/16/2005 09:32:01
I read today:

> Removed Files:
> 	pkgsrc/games/rocksndiamonds-sdl: DESCR Makefile distinfo
>
> Log Message:
> Obsoleted: use options.mk framework to change targets; SDL is the 
> default now

I see my sons use the "X11 build" (but I assume the SDL version is good 
too).

Having multiple pkgsrc directories with different package names (versus 
using options) makes it easy to build multiple packages and to have 
multiple packages to try and easily test.

We should have bulk builds that can automatically test all the available 
options.

We should have a way to provide separate packages (different filenames and 
maybe different package names) for each option.

Does anyone have any ideas on how we can do bulk builds and packaging for 
available options?

What about naming of packages?

OpenBSD appends a name such as "-mysql", "-no_x11" or "-static" for its 
"flavor" style packages.

  Jeremy C. Reed

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