Bug 32682

Summary:	New ebuild for linux-wlan-ng that autodetects installed pcmcia-cs
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Eric Olinger <EvvL>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Peter Johanson (RETIRED) <latexer>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://linux-wlan.org/
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	New linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1_pre11.ebuild New linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1_pre11.ebuild w/o my comments

Description Eric Olinger 2003-11-03 19:56:55 UTC

I've patched the current stable linux-wlan-ng ebuild to autodetect the
installed pcmcia-cs version and use the current tarball on the system.

I've also removed the source line for the pcmcia-cs package becaus its
was one of the only things holding back installing different versions
of linux-wlan-ng with different version. I know its not a good idea but 
I figure if pcmcia-cs version is installed then the tarball probably is
good/has a good md5.

Comment 1 Eric Olinger 2003-11-03 19:58:03 UTC

Created attachment 20223 [details]
New linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1_pre11.ebuild

Attached new ebuild for linux-wlan-ng 0.2.1_pre11

Comment 2 Eric Olinger 2003-11-06 13:50:28 UTC

Created attachment 20355 [details]
New linux-wlan-ng-0.2.1_pre11.ebuild w/o my comments

I removed my comments from the ebuild. Which I should have done before
posting it.

Comment 3 Peter Johanson (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-12-19 09:48:23 UTC

This definitely can't be done that way. "md5 is probably okay" is not acceptible security wise, not to mention that someone might have installed pcmcia-cs, then removed the tarball from /usr/portage/distfiles. This ebuild would leave them with lots of nasty nasty errors when it tried to unpack something that wasn't there. The current way is ugly, ugly, but it's *safe*. (as annoying as it is). It's a great idea in theory to get things cleaner, but sadly it just won't work. Thanks for taking an interest in it though. Lemme know if you have any further questions.