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Re: DESTDIR bulk build?



> On Sun, Jun 08, 2008 at 11:22:50AM +0300, Aleksey Cheusov wrote:
 >> DESTDIR exists for more than year, but only about 30% of all packages
 >> supports it (PKG_DESTDIR_SUPPORT is in Makefile).  As you may know
 >> distbb supports DESTDIR bulk builds.  In order to make this support
 >> better, I can periodically run bulk builds under Linux (if anybody
 >> need it). Under Linux because I have no power machine running NetBSD,
 >> but I don't think this is a problem.
 >> 
 >> How about DESTDIR hackaton?

> If you want to get DESTDIR working, the only way is to make it on by
> default, declare as BROKEN ports that don't agree with it, and fix the
> fallout.

I believe there is another way. ;)
I don't think removing >50% of packages is a good solution.
Periodic DESTDIR bulk builds whould be a good start.
Let's see.

-- 
Best regards, Aleksey Cheusov.


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