[arch-general] Need help understanding meta-PKGBUILDs

[Tavian Barnes]

On 2 February 2011 13:25, Thomas S Hatch <thatch45 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Tavian Barnes <tavianator at tavianator.com>wrote:
>
>> On 2 February 2011 01:10, David C. Rankin
>> <drankinatty at suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
>> > On 02/01/2011 10:41 PM, David C. Rankin wrote:
>> >> (3)   Lastly, if anybody has interest, please look over the PKGBUILDs
>> and let me
>> >> know where I'm doing something stupid. I have done quite a bit of
>> reading trying
>> >> to digest PKGBUILDs and how to apply them to a large project like
>> Trinity. I
>> >> don't claim to be an expert on them, so I know there are places where
>> they need
>> >> improving. Thanks.
>> >
>> > Just a note. In addition to the tqtinterface and trinity-arts,
>> trinity-kdelibs
>> > PKGBUILD is now working and open for comment:
>> >
>> > http://www.3111skyline.com/dl/dt/trinity/arch/dev/kdelibs/PKGBUILD
>> >
>> > so far so good -- a little PKGBUILD knowledge... is a dangerous thing :P
>> >
>> > --
>> > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
>> >
>>
>> I don't see why you need meta packages; groups should do fine.  I
>> think the only reason that Arch's meta packages exist is to provide an
>> upgrade path from the pre-splitpkg KDE days.
>>
>> --
>> Tavian Barnes
>>
>
> Do groups register in AUR packages? My understanding is that they do not
> because there is no repo metadata. Then I would say that metapackages for
> large AUR builds like this one would be the way to go, but to keep the group
> info in so that if in the future this all moves to community then we are
> ready for it.
>
> Unless of course there is group magic that I don't know about!
>

Um, I don't see how meta packages help for the AUR either, you've
still got to download all their dependencies.

-- 
Tavian Barnes