226669 – app-crypt/mcrypt: patch (mcrypt-2.6.5-build.patch) changes both Makefile.in and .am and/or configure and .in/.ac

Bug 226669 - app-crypt/mcrypt: patch (mcrypt-2.6.5-build.patch) changes both Makefile.in and .am and/or configure and .in/.ac

Summary: app-crypt/mcrypt: patch (mcrypt-2.6.5-build.patch) changes both Makefile.in a...

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	New packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Robin Johnson

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Blocks:	bad-autotools
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Reported:	2008-06-14 15:34 UTC by Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED)
Modified:	2010-02-01 06:00 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Diego Elio Pettenò (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-06-14 15:34:29 UTC

The patch in summary is touching both Makefile.in and Makefile.am, probably to avoid autotools rebuild.

This treatment is usually reserved for a few selected system packages that cannot have their autotool scripts rebuilt.

This _could_ cause maintainermode-driven rebuild (see http://blog.flameeyes.eu/articles/2008/06/13/maintaner-mode ), which is something we should be avoiding as much as possible.

Please just patch Makefile.am and/or configure.in/.ac and rebuild autotools, unless you have very good reasons not to.

Comment 1 Robin Johnson archtester

2010-02-01 06:00:02 UTC

2.6.5 isn't in the tree anymore.