Bug 207799 - sys-fs/loop-aes specifies compression for file in /usr/share/doc
Bug#: 207799 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: unspecified Platform: All
OS/Version: Linux Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: crypto@gentoo.org Reported By: halcy0n@gentoo.org
Component: Ebuilds
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Summary: sys-fs/loop-aes specifies compression for file in /usr/share/doc
Keywords:  
Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2008-01-27 22:44 0000
Description:   Opened: 2008-01-27 22:44 0000 
You shouldn't specify the full path of the file since the user can specify
whether to use gzip or bzip2 to compress the files.  Instead refer to where the
file can be found.

References for why we should do this can be found at:
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169772
http://devmanual.gentoo.org/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/

------- Comment #1 From Alon Bar-Lev (RETIRED) 2008-01-28 06:48:57 0000 ------- 
I think portage should provide a way to know the extension...