David R. Morrison
2007-06-17 22:47:40 UTC
Date: June 17, 2007 3:44:12 PM PDT
Subject: [cvs] web/xml/packaging packaging.en.xml,1.95,1.96
Update of /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/packaging
In directory sc8-pr-cvs17:/tmp/cvs-serv10817
packaging.en.xml
document the Distribution field
Index: packaging.en.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/packaging/packaging.en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.95
retrieving revision 1.96
diff -u -d -r1.95 -r1.96
--- packaging.en.xml 4 Mar 2007 22:11:38 -0000 1.95
+++ packaging.en.xml 17 Jun 2007 22:44:10 -0000 1.96
@@ -1634,13 +1634,83 @@
<codeblock>
Package: foo-pm%type_pkg[perl]
Type: perl (5.8.1 5.8.4 5.8.6)
- Architecture: (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) powerpc
+ Architecture: (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) powerpc, (%type_pkg[perl] =
584) powerpc
+</codeblock>
+<p>
+will result in the field for the foo-pm581 and foo-pm584 variants
+being <code>powerpc</code> and the field being blank for the foo-
pm586
+variant. Remember that when the field is blank, all architectures
+are permitted.
+</p>
+<p>The example above gives a very common use of this field: since
+perl 5.8.1 and perl 5.8.4 are only available on powerpc hardware,
+this field is necessary for any multiple-type perl package under the
+10.4 distribution and later.
+</p>
+</itemd></item>
+
+<item><itemt>Distribution</itemt>
+<itemd>
+<p>
+A comma-separated list of distribution(s) for which the package
+(and any splitoff packages) are intended.
+At present, the only valid values for distribution are <code>10.3</
code>,
+<code>10.4</code>,
+and <code>10.5</code>. If this field is present and not blank after
+conditional handling, fink will ignore the package description(s) if
+the local machine distribution is not listed. If the field is omitted
+or the value is blank, all distributions are assumed.
+(Introduced in fink 0.26.0.)
+</p>
+<p>
+Since Fink's <code>10.4</code> and <code>10.5</code> distributions
share
+a common set of finkinfo files, the most common use of this field
will be for
+packages which are suitable for one of those distributions but not
the
+other. Since package maintainers may wish to use identical files for
+the 10.3 and 10.4/10.5 trees, the value <code>10.3</code> is often
+included in the distribution field.
+</p>
+<p>
+This field supports the standard conditional syntax for any value in
+the value list and percent-expansions can be used (see
+the <code>Depends</code> field for more information). In this manner,
+certain variants can be restricted to certain architectures. For
+</p>
+<codeblock>
+ Package: foo-pm%type_pkg[perl]
+ Type: perl (5.8.1 5.8.6)
+ Distribution: (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] =
581) 10.4
</codeblock>
<p>
will result in the field for the foo-pm581 variant
-being <code>powerpc</code> and the field being blank for all other
-variants. Remember that omitting a certain architecture value does
not
-mean that the package is not for that architecture.
+being <code>10.3, 10.4</code> and the field being blank for the
+foo-pm586 variant.
+</p>
+<p>Since python 2.3 is not availble in the 10.5 distribution, and the
+available perl packages vary by distribution, these package types
provide
+a common use of this field. For reference, we note the availabilty
of
+</p>
+<codeblock>
+ perl 5.6.0: 10.3
+ perl 5.8.0: 10.3
+ perl 5.8.1: 10.3, 10.4
+ perl 5.8.4: 10.3, 10.4
+ perl 5.8.6: 10.3, 10.4, 10.5
+ perl 5.8.8: 10.4, 10.5
+</codeblock>
+<p>A way to include all variants in a single finkinfo file is as
follows.
+</p>
+<codeblock>
+ Package: foo-pm%type_pkg[perl]
+ Type: perl (5.6.0 5.8.0 5.8.1 5.8.4 5.8.6 5.8.8)
+ Distribution: (%type_pkg[perl] = 560) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] =
580) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] = 581)
10.4, (%type_pkg[perl] = 584) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] = 584) 10.4,
(%type_pkg[perl] = 588) 10.4, (%type_pkg[perl] = 588) 10.5
+</codeblock>
+<p>Note that there is no restriction placed on foo-pm586 since perl
5.8.6 is
+available in all distributions. Also note that we do not include old
+distributions, such as 10.2 or 10.4-transitional, since the
versions of
+fink which are relevant for them do not recognize this field.
</p>
</itemd></item>
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Subject: [cvs] web/xml/packaging packaging.en.xml,1.95,1.96
Update of /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/packaging
In directory sc8-pr-cvs17:/tmp/cvs-serv10817
packaging.en.xml
document the Distribution field
Index: packaging.en.xml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/fink/web/xml/packaging/packaging.en.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.95
retrieving revision 1.96
diff -u -d -r1.95 -r1.96
--- packaging.en.xml 4 Mar 2007 22:11:38 -0000 1.95
+++ packaging.en.xml 17 Jun 2007 22:44:10 -0000 1.96
@@ -1634,13 +1634,83 @@
<codeblock>
Package: foo-pm%type_pkg[perl]
Type: perl (5.8.1 5.8.4 5.8.6)
- Architecture: (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) powerpc
+ Architecture: (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) powerpc, (%type_pkg[perl] =
584) powerpc
+</codeblock>
+<p>
+will result in the field for the foo-pm581 and foo-pm584 variants
+being <code>powerpc</code> and the field being blank for the foo-
pm586
+variant. Remember that when the field is blank, all architectures
+are permitted.
+</p>
+<p>The example above gives a very common use of this field: since
+perl 5.8.1 and perl 5.8.4 are only available on powerpc hardware,
+this field is necessary for any multiple-type perl package under the
+10.4 distribution and later.
+</p>
+</itemd></item>
+
+<item><itemt>Distribution</itemt>
+<itemd>
+<p>
+A comma-separated list of distribution(s) for which the package
+(and any splitoff packages) are intended.
+At present, the only valid values for distribution are <code>10.3</
code>,
+<code>10.4</code>,
+and <code>10.5</code>. If this field is present and not blank after
+conditional handling, fink will ignore the package description(s) if
+the local machine distribution is not listed. If the field is omitted
+or the value is blank, all distributions are assumed.
+(Introduced in fink 0.26.0.)
+</p>
+<p>
+Since Fink's <code>10.4</code> and <code>10.5</code> distributions
share
+a common set of finkinfo files, the most common use of this field
will be for
+packages which are suitable for one of those distributions but not
the
+other. Since package maintainers may wish to use identical files for
+the 10.3 and 10.4/10.5 trees, the value <code>10.3</code> is often
+included in the distribution field.
+</p>
+<p>
+This field supports the standard conditional syntax for any value in
+the value list and percent-expansions can be used (see
+the <code>Depends</code> field for more information). In this manner,
+certain variants can be restricted to certain architectures. For
+</p>
+<codeblock>
+ Package: foo-pm%type_pkg[perl]
+ Type: perl (5.8.1 5.8.6)
+ Distribution: (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] =
581) 10.4
</codeblock>
<p>
will result in the field for the foo-pm581 variant
-being <code>powerpc</code> and the field being blank for all other
-variants. Remember that omitting a certain architecture value does
not
-mean that the package is not for that architecture.
+being <code>10.3, 10.4</code> and the field being blank for the
+foo-pm586 variant.
+</p>
+<p>Since python 2.3 is not availble in the 10.5 distribution, and the
+available perl packages vary by distribution, these package types
provide
+a common use of this field. For reference, we note the availabilty
of
+</p>
+<codeblock>
+ perl 5.6.0: 10.3
+ perl 5.8.0: 10.3
+ perl 5.8.1: 10.3, 10.4
+ perl 5.8.4: 10.3, 10.4
+ perl 5.8.6: 10.3, 10.4, 10.5
+ perl 5.8.8: 10.4, 10.5
+</codeblock>
+<p>A way to include all variants in a single finkinfo file is as
follows.
+</p>
+<codeblock>
+ Package: foo-pm%type_pkg[perl]
+ Type: perl (5.6.0 5.8.0 5.8.1 5.8.4 5.8.6 5.8.8)
+ Distribution: (%type_pkg[perl] = 560) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] =
580) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] = 581) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] = 581)
10.4, (%type_pkg[perl] = 584) 10.3, (%type_pkg[perl] = 584) 10.4,
(%type_pkg[perl] = 588) 10.4, (%type_pkg[perl] = 588) 10.5
+</codeblock>
+<p>Note that there is no restriction placed on foo-pm586 since perl
5.8.6 is
+available in all distributions. Also note that we do not include old
+distributions, such as 10.2 or 10.4-transitional, since the
versions of
+fink which are relevant for them do not recognize this field.
</p>
</itemd></item>
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