[aur-general] virtualbox-extension-pack vs. virtualbox-ext-oracle

[Justin Dray]

Even if the script is the recommended way, shouldn't the package be
designed so that it will track all of its files? Having a post install
script that places files through your filesystem feels like a dirty hack at
the best of times.

Regards,
Justin Dray
E: justin at dray.be
M: 0433348284
On 05/08/2014 7:13 am, "Laurent Carlier" <lordheavym at gmail.com> wrote:

> Le lundi 4 août 2014, 18:15:32 Christian Hesse a écrit :
> > Hello everybody,
> >
> > following a lengthy discussion sublu just deleted my package
> > virtualbox-extension-pack from AUR. This is what his package
> > (virtualbox-ext-oracle) does:
> >
> > * Install an archive file.
> > * Use install script to copy a number of files to /usr without pacman
> > knowing about it.
> >
> > I think this is the wrong way, so I created my own package
> > (virtualbox-extension-pack) that tries to get it right:
> >
> > * Just install the files required, "ready to use" for virtualbox.
> > * No crappy install script required!
> >
> > My package had about 75 votes IIRC, probably there would have been more
> if
> > more people knew about the details. The discussing had a number of
> comments
> > that agreed about my opinion regarding installing/coping files to /usr
> with
> > pacman or the install script.
> >
> > Although I think it is wrong seblu is free to provide his package via
> AUR.
> > But is there any good reason mine is not allowed to reside there?
>
> I've checked both packages, then i've also checked virtualbox
> documentation.
> Documentation is available at http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/
> * Ch8.36. VBoxManage extpack *
> <<The "extpack" command allows you to add or remove VirtualBox extension
> packs, as described in Section 1.5, “Installing VirtualBox and extension
> packs”.>>
> In regards of VirtualBox docs, Seblu is installing extension pack the
> proper
> way.
>
> Your package isn't following upstream way to install extension package and
> you
> are not sure it will keep working, you are just lucky.
>
> Your package is only a duplicated package of seblu's one, only differing
> on the
> way to install extension pack files isn't a good reason enough. Seblu was
> right
> to remove your package, there was an explanation before suppressing, rules
> were followed.
>
> Nothing more to say.
> --
> Laurent Carlier
> http://www.archlinux.org