Bug 673616 – REQUEST: Portage is unable to fetch source with variable

• Status: UNCONFIRMED
• Product: Portage Development

[Description Jakub Hrbek 2018-12-23 16:14:15 UTC]

Based on https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-8293520.html#8293520 i understand that portage is unable to fetch source with variable.

This prevents to download correct installer for LeagueOfLegends ebuild and end-user is forced to re-update the client after the build is finished.

Recommends implementing a RESTRICT which allows SRC_URI to be downloaded after pkg_setup phase with security warning and displaying URL.

OR

Allowing portage to whitelist multiple sources that can be fetch on demand in pkg_setup.

[Comment 1 Jakub Hrbek 2018-12-23 16:14:58 UTC]

Created attachment 558414 [details]
Source + terminal output

[Comment 2 Jakub Hrbek 2018-12-25 17:17:48 UTC]

Found a workaround that is just as effective, lowering priority.

[Comment 3 Zac Medico 2018-12-25 19:44:35 UTC]

Unverified downloads typically occur in the src_unpack function, and bug 481434 would introduce a separate src_fetch function.

[Comment 4 Jakub Hrbek 2018-12-25 21:37:01 UTC]

Or in theory this feature can be implemented with SHA256 verification to solve the issue with (multiple) unsafe(?) sources alike winetricks: https://github.com/Winetricks/winetricks/pull/1160/commits/23a1548ee9bfb64eae7c33b81c2e3bb8002c07d7