Re: Re: ebuilds in XML

Kevin Horn [[email protected]] wrote:
> I like it too.  I just get irritated at some of it's limitations.
> Occaisionally I'll run into an ebuild that I can't read because that
> package's build process depends on a config file or some such that the
> Gentoo packager has tweaked using SED/AWK/other.
> 
> sed and awk make my head hurt.  There's got to be a better way...

A better way than using small commonly available shell tools to do
the task they were designed for?  About all I can think of is maybe
documenting what it's doing for those who aren't familiar with the 
tools.  I would be more than mildly annoyed to discover that an ebuild
required me to install ruby because of an embedded script.  

(I'm not saying that's what you were suggesting, I'm just illustrating
my point).