cvs commit: ports/archivers/hs-zip-archive Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/devel/hs-binary Makefile distinfo pkg-descr pkg-plist ports/devel/hs-darcs/files patch-Setup.lhs patch-darcs.cabal ports/devel/hs-darcs Makefile distinfo pkg-d

[Gabor PALI]

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:28 AM, Dmitry Marakasov <amdmi3 at amdmi3.ru> wrote:
> I'd think of `primary purpose' here. If the application is optional,
> that's most likely a module. Sometimes there may be applications
> inrended only for use with module, they don't count too.  hs-zip-archive
> seems to need a prefix, pandoc doesn't seem to.

Pandoc already has two purposes: it is a standalone application, and
it is already used as a battery for gitit [1] and Bookshelf [2], for
example.


> Most python, java, erlang apps do the same, so?

I found only 5 erlang ports (at first glance, no "erlang" category).
Ports in "java" are really connected by the common category :P (but
still 55 ports).  But I like the python way, and I am leaning towards
to propose a "cabal" virtual category.


> It's the latter, build depends are not recorded. But why would one need
> to update standalone apps?

To get updates? :)


> I thought the issue was that ports are 'tightly connected' - in that case they
> would run-depend on each other.

Yes, that is right.  Hold on a bit...  I am just reading the Handbook:

"Include the -R flag if portupgrade should first upgrade all the ports
required by the given application."

And the man page for portupgrade(1) says this for -R (for --upward-recursive):

"Act on all those packages _required by the given packages_ as well.
(When specified with -F , fetch recursively, including the brand new,
uninstalled ports that an upgraded port requires)"


Which means that

# portupgrade -R ghc-*

Updates my GHC and its _dependencies_?

However, as a side effect, all the Cabal ports might be uninstalled as
well, but it makes this solution more hackish.  Ah, you wanted to say
this:

# portupgrade -r ghc-*


> pkg_info and look what is under py26- and p5-. Then look for end-user apps written in python and p5.

Cool, thanks!


Cheers,
:g


[1] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/gitit
[2] http://hackage.haskell.org/package/Bookshelf