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Bug 445130
document that pkgconfig files should not be modified/added/renamed
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Julian Ospald
on 2012-11-28 23:10:52 UTC
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>--- devmanual/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml >+++ devmanual/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml >@@ -349,6 +349,23 @@ > </body> > </subsection> > >+<subsection> >+<title>Modifying/Adding/Renaming pkgconfig files</title> >+<body> >+ >+<p> >+Pkgconfig files (foo.pc) are common interfaces to standardize access to libraries >+across distros. It is important that these are never modified, created or renamed >+anywhere except upstream. Report bugs, write patches and send them upstream, but >+don't mess with them in your ebuild unless it's a trivial (like adding libsuffix) >+or unavoidable fix.</p> >+<p> >+Ignoring this policy can result in breakage for other distros and also breaks >+the purpose of this interface, cause it is not reliable anymore. >+</p> >+</body> >+</subsection> >+ > </body> > </section> >
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