Bug 211588

Summary:	print_installed in x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.0.90-r*
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Bo Ørsted Andresen (RETIRED) <zlin>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo X packagers <x11>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	qa
Priority:	High
Version:	2007.0
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Bo Ørsted Andresen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-02-27 03:57:07 UTC

When neither portage-utils, gentoolkit or epm are installed print_installed() makes some really stupid assumptions. This causes it to run best_version on metadata.xml and possibly CVS... It is also icky with binpkgs which really shouldn't require PORTDIR..

Is this function really necessary at all? Why not just tell the users that every installed package in the x11-drivers/ category needs to be reinstalled? If you want to be nice you can suggest using `qfile -IC x11-driver` from portage-utils to list them but certainly that should do?

Comment 1 Mark Loeser (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-03-08 21:58:20 UTC

This does look a bit icky.  Can't we just give them the command to run like you do a few lines below?

Comment 2 Donnie Berkholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-03-08 23:12:55 UTC

23:09 <      zlin@> dberkholz: basically I'd just like to get a response on 
                    bug #211588
23:09 <    jeeves+> zlin: https://bugs.gentoo.org/211588 nor, P2, All, 
                    zlin@gentoo.org->x11@gentoo.org, NEW, pending, 
                    print_installed in x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.0.90-r*
23:10 < dberkholz@> zlin: multiple people requested that i actually give them 
                    a list, for whatever reason
23:11 < dberkholz@> spending a whole lot of time dealing with it feels like a 
                    huge waste of time to me
23:11 <      zlin@> dberkholz: 1) that doesn't mean it's a good idea. 2) the 
                    current implementation sucks.
23:11 < dberkholz@> fix it
23:11 < dberkholz@> you've got commit access =)
23:11 <      zlin@> well, I happen to think it's a bad idea to begin with.
23:12 < dberkholz@> so fix it that way, and i'll just point anyone who whines 
                    in your direction
23:12 <      zlin@> but at the very least please comment on the bug.
23:12 <     jakub@> good ideas are overrated :P
23:12 <      zlin@> that's fine.