On Thu, 2016-06-16 at 00:07 -0700, carl hansen wrote: > "Fortunately, I think it shouldn't have any harmful effect for the users > if it's implemented all at once." > > No LONG TERM harmful effect... > > I have decided to expedite. I'm using too much time. I, like Donald Trump, > am supremely confident, I'll skip caution, and just do it and we can fiddle > with > it after. Need to write a NEWS item to warn the user. > will need to do > > booststrap > configure --prefix=WHATEVERITWAS
OK! > questions: Use "pkg/ directory?" Yes > (Requires changed line in every gsrc Makefile) I also particularly like the "gar" directory in GSRC, which will also require changing "include ../../gar.mk" to "include ../../../gar/gar.mk" > Actually merge the biosrc packages? Yes > They are all libre software. > Maybe someone who came for GNUjump will try something new like blast, > and vice versa. Hm...GSRC used to contain non-GNU packages (mostly for dependencies) and I eventually removed them because the cost of maintaining was too high. Since then, GSRC has just been a way to automate the installation of GNU packages. As such, I would recommend against merging the packages from biosrc, but if you're very keen to do it I won't argue against it. > Move packages around directories in pkg/ ? Yes > Attempt logic and nonredundancy, high virtues. Do you mean here to classify the packages? Would the structure be: pkg/gnome pkg/gnu pkg/gnustep or pkg/libs pkg/dev pkg/apps or something else? -brandon
