[Slackbuilds-users] REQUIRES info

[Christoph Willing]

On 22/08/2012, at 6:33 AM, <xgizzmo at slackbuilds.org> <xgizzmo at slackbuilds.org 
 > wrote:
[snip]
>
> Remember that in between releases master is our work in progress
> branch and should not be considered stable or final. We will
> summarize changes and new policies when the 14.0 branch is closer
> to a usable state.


At the moment, template.info contains the statement (about the  
REQUIRES variable):
     "It should not list anything available in Slackware."

While new policies are not yet final, could we consider relaxing that  
particular stipulation i.e. could we make the the listing of official  
Slackware packages optional rather than forbidden?

At worst, if we assume building is taking place on a fully loaded  
Slackware system, then including Slackware packages in the REQUIRES  
field would just be superfluous and certainly harmless (and optional).

I have a use case where such information is actually useful rather  
than superfluous. I run each build inside an LXC container which is  
created just for that build. Rather than being a fully loaded  
Slackware system, the container is a minimal system containing just  
enough of the official Slackware packages to actually run a package  
build script. At build time, based on the REQUIRES field, any missing  
packages (both Slackware and SBo) are first installed into the  
container. Of course the REQUIRES field is new so, so far, I've been  
modifying the .inf files myself to include that information.


What do you all think? Any real problem with allowing official  
Slackware packages in the REQUIRES field?


chris


Christoph Willing              +61 7 3365 8316
Research Computing Centre
University of Queensland