Bug 35760

Summary:	Wx-0.18.ebuild (new package)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Kars Meyboom <gentoo>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Perl team <perl>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	esammer, gentoo
Priority:	High	Keywords:	EBUILD
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
URL:	http://wxperl.sourceforge.net/
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	This is the ebuild for Wx-0.18 The metadata XML file

Description Kars Meyboom 2003-12-13 15:51:09 UTC

Hi. If all goes well, you'll find an ebuild attached for wxPerl.

Basically, wxPerl is an extension module allowing the creation of GUI (Graphical User Interface) from Perl; it is built as a wrapper for the awesome wxWindows C++ GUI toolkit.

Since I'm new at this, I was wondering if it shouldn't be put in dev-perl/wxPerl instead, but when I tried that the ebuild failed.

- Kars

Comment 1 Kars Meyboom 2003-12-13 15:54:38 UTC

Created attachment 22149 [details]
This is the ebuild for Wx-0.18

Comment 2 Kars Meyboom 2003-12-13 15:55:48 UTC

Created attachment 22150 [details]
The metadata XML file

Comment 3 Eric Sammer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-01-15 03:14:26 UTC

The policy on perl modules in Gentoo is that they are only specifically included in the portage tree if they are a dependency of an app or they provide utilities. If that is not the case, g-cpan.pl should be used for installation instead.

Does this ebuild fill a dependency of something already in portage?

Comment 4 Michael Cummings (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-05-01 13:39:28 UTC

I've watched this module mature and do like it, but have to agree with essamer - it doesn't satisfy any dependancies. Closing out bug until there is justification for the addition to portage.