Re: ✘Templating

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Bernd!

On Sat, 4 Jan 2020 10:50:13 +0100
Bernd Zeimetz <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 1/4/20 2:10 AM, Gary E. Miller wrote:
> > How about always install, with warnings?  I hate adding options if
> > an agreeable default is possible.
> >   
> >> Its a waste of time and resources to install a lot of packages just
> >> for copying two files at build time.  
> > 
> > What does your build time have to do with their package install
> > time? As you as you, once, have the xgps dependencies, then you can
> > build the all in one package.  
> 
> Remember, I'm packaging for Debian. I have to install all that stuff
> on architectures that need >> 1 hour to build gpsd.

No architecture takes over 10 mins to build all of gpsd.

Not sure why it matters, it is a one time thing.

> > But I expect we just agree to always install, and have better run
> > time checks?  
> Right now I've just patched SConstruct, that works fine for me for
> now.

Can't expeect most packagers to understand SConstruct.  So likely needs
an option...

> The problem I see with build time check is that they scroll over your
> screen much faster than you could see them. I had to search trough the
> build log for xgps to find the issue.

Yeah.

> cmake and others print issues after the configuring stage, so its
> obvious.

Fair enough.
 
> Is there a way to add a hook to SConstruct to print messages at the
> very end of the build/install?

SConstruct is just python, anything is possible,

Right now it is broken because somehow "scons" and "scons build" which
should do the same thing, don't.  I'm workong no a fix.  A lot of cruft
in there.


RGDS
GARY
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