Re: Subpackages: Update

Hi Dan.

The list of subpackages is available via `make -V SUBPACKAGES`
Probably, the dependencies should also be split by subpackages, when this
is the case. `make -V *_DEPENDS.subpkgname` provides the dependencies

I can write directly in the github issue some of those things, for reference

Best regards,
pizzamig


On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 3:22 PM Dan Langille <dan@langille.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Feb 8, 2024, at 4:44 PM, Luca Pizzamiglio wrote:
>
> Hi FreeBSD porters.
>
> Here are some updates about subpackages.
>
> At the moment, subpackages adoption is *on hold*, as a few annoying
> issues have been identified and they need some time to be fixed.
> A bug about optional dependencies for subpackages has already been fixed
> <https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/commit/Mk?id=064923481f420136c46895d1047344c580be3c25>
> (OPT_*_DEPENDS.subpkg was not detected correctly)
>
> The main blockers are:
> * `make describe` is not subpackages aware. A fix is in review, but not
> yet ready to land. This is also breaking INDEX.
> * `make install` doesn't allow for partial installation. A patch is ready
> and in review (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43789) to address it (in
> reference to previous email threads)
> * poudriere forces the rebuild of subpackages dependency. A PR is open and
> we hope to find a solution soon.
> Additionally, `USES.subpkg` doesn't work properly at the moment:
> dependencies (LIB and RUN) are linked to the main package, instead of the
> subpackage.
>
> Because of those issues, some subpackage commits have also been *reverted*,
> waiting for the fixes to land, before being committed back.
>
> If you are thinking of adopting subpackages, *please wait* until things
> get fixed.
> Once those fixes are out and the situation gets more stable, we will focus
> on the *documentation*.
>
>
> I'm thinking about this from a FreshPorts point of view. With respect to
> subpackages, what will people want to see on the page for a given port?
>
> * list subpackages for this port? how do I get a list of subpackages for a
> port? make -V SUBPACKAGES ?
> * list of packages built by this port (I'm guessing packages.yaml will
> point back to the port)
> * is there any other information thought to be relevant to have on the
> page?
>
> re: https://github.com/FreshPorts/freshports/issues/544
> --
>   Dan Langille
>   dan@langille.org
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