[arch-general] Need help understanding meta-PKGBUILDs

[Thomas S Hatch]

On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Tavian Barnes <tavianator at tavianator.com>wrote:

> 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
>

It would help with tools like yaourt and clyde, unless those do group
detection (If they do I don't know about it)