Re: Package breakup

[Thomas Klausner <thomasklausner%users.sourceforge.net@localhost>]

Hi Brendon!

On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 08:10:14AM +1000, Brendon Costa wrote:
> I am looking at creating a new pkgsrc package for a project I am working
> on (First time creating a pkgsrc package). I will be creating packages
> for the next release when it is out:
> 
> http://edoc.sourceforge.net/
> 
> I am also looking at creating redhat, and debian packages for it. I have
> noticed that often redhat and debian packages are broken into different
> "sub-packages" like:
> 
> edoc
> libedoc
> libedoc-dev
> 
> (Could even break down more into additional libraries that interoperate
> with libedoc)
> libedocpy
> libedocpy-dev
> libedocbfd
> libedocbfd-dev
> 
> but really this breaking down of packages seems like it can be a lot of
> work!
> 
> Is this a bad idea for pkgsrc, i.e. should i just create a single "edoc"
> package that installs everything for pkgsrc?

Usually, pkgsrc has one package for one tarball by the author.
pkgsrc doesn't usually split out header files and libraries into
separate packages (as I gather Debian does).

> Also for the other package types i have special rules in my build system:
> 
> make deb
> make rpm
> 
> that will build binary packages using those systems and place the
> rpm/deb package files in the root build directory. As i understand it
> pkgsrc packages need to be built in the pkgsrc tree. Is this definitely
> the case or is there some method of integrating the building of binary
> pkgsrc packages into my projects automake files?

pkgsrc usually configures autoconf/automake packages just like a user,
by running "configure && make && make install". You shouldn't need to
add special code to your tarball.  The configure args (and similar)
that are used for pkgsrc will be in the pkg Makefile locally.
 Thomas

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