Bug 44474

Summary:	REQ: Link to viewcvs tree in package description
Product:	Gentoo Infrastructure	Reporter:	Ian Neubert <ian>
Component:	[OLD] gpackages	Assignee:	Albert Hopkins (RETIRED) <marduk>
Status:	RESOLVED LATER
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://packages.gentoo.org/
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Ian Neubert 2004-03-12 10:59:40 UTC

It would be nice to have a link to the viewcvs directory for a package in addition to the viewcvs link to the ChangeLog. For example, I use the viewcvs sources to read ebuilds and check for USE variables and things while I install them.

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Albert Hopkins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-02-12 13:29:31 UTC

Well, what's really needed is for packages.gentoo.org to be able to track USE flags (as well as dependencies).  This is in the works.  And when that's done then a link to the CVS will be less significant.

So I will probably close this as a WONTFIX unless there are objections.

Comment 2 Ian Neubert 2005-02-14 10:15:55 UTC

That would be a great feature too. I was thinking of the viewcvs link more along the lines of reading ebuilds without opening SFTP up to my server, so I could make  find what that ebuild just did if things go wrong.

I actually haven't done this in awhile, so maybe the request is moot anyway :) Thanks for checking into it.

Comment 3 Albert Hopkins (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-10-04 08:02:30 UTC

Feature will be added to 2.x code base.