extract both bz2 and gz files from distfiles

Boris Samorodov bsam at ipt.ru
Mon Aug 7 20:26:30 UTC 2006


On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 15:12:03 -0500 Brooks Davis wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 11:56:46PM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> > On Mon, 7 Aug 2006 14:37:25 -0400 Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 03:12:06AM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> > 
> > > > We have got a port (lang/gnat-gcc34) which has both bz2 and gz
> > > > distfiles. As for 5.x+ extracting is gone automagically. But not at
> > > > 4.x. Well, at 4.x extracting may be done for example, by using
> > > > USE_BZIP2 knob and doing gunzipping at after-extract:.
> > > > 
> > > > Does someone know a better solution?
> > > > Does we have examples at our ports?
> > 
> > > Use a do-extract that extracts all distfiles or EXTRACT_ONLY with
> > > post-extract that extracts the other ones.
> > 
> > Thanks, Kris. I'm trying to test (actually, to find an 4.x system)
> > some broken ports with a patch(es) which includes (thanks Brooks):
> > -----
> > .if ${OSVERSION} < 500000
> > EXTRACT_DEPENDS+=       bsdtar:${PORTSDIR}/archivers/libarchive
> > TAR=            /usr/local/bin/bsdtar
> > .endif
> > -----
> > 
> > To me that seems a good solution.

> I'd suggest using not using an absolute path in the TAR definition
> since the dependency check doesn't and using 502111 as the version since
> that's the first version bump after the initial bsdtar import.  Not that
> we really need to worry about such early 5.x release, but it's more
> correct.

Thanks again, Brooks. The patch will include (if Kris won't complain):
-----
.if ${OSVERSION} < 502111
EXTRACT_DEPENDS+=       bsdtar:${PORTSDIR}/archivers/libarchive
TAR=            bsdtar
.endif
-----


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