Mail Archives: cygwin/2007/01/12/04:50:46
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Charles Wilson wrote:
> [implementation details]
> [1] Possibiliyt: remove the readonly protection on the existing,
> internal, automation functions (like __prep_installdir or src_prep).
> This is a really bad idea: some of these functions (especially the __*
> ones) are NOT part of cygport's public interface, and are subject to
> change in later releases -- a .cygport file that redefines these is
> brittle with respect to future releases of the cygport framework.
Exactly why they must be marked readonly.
> Others, like src_prep(), are large, complicated, and must NOT be changed
> in any appreciable way, because other functions in cygport depend on
> stuff being "just so". .cygport files that redefine these functions
> will ALSO be brittle -- and worse, could break things with respect to
> later cygport framework releases that are hard to identify. Finally,
> carrying around duplicate copies (one in cygport itself, the other in
> the .cygport file) with only minor difference is a silly waste. IMNSHO.
src_prep is not a public interface function either. I should go through
and rename this and perhaps other functions so that it's clear what's
public API. (Of course, if cygport were better documented...)
> [2] Possibility: supply additional customization/extension points to
> allow the end user more flexibility to customize certain aspects of the
> automated "tedious steps" when necessary. Without, mind you, obligating
> .cygport files to carry around lots of redundant copies of functions
> defined in the main cygport framework, nor overriding functions which
> are *supposed* to be internal implementation details of the cygport
> framework itself.
Could you please provide a sample .cygport showing what would be
accomplished with this?
> Obviously, I prefer [2], which is implemented below for the prep and
> install stages.
Refresh my memory, what is the need for the src_install hooks?
Yaakov
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