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Bug 542480 - sys-apps/portage: Add an option or a configuration variable to suppress building of binpkgs (e.g. for bindist restricted ebuilds)
Summary: sys-apps/portage: Add an option or a configuration variable to suppress build...
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Portage Development
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Binary packages support (show other bugs)
Hardware: All All
: Normal enhancement (vote)
Assignee: Portage team
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Reported: 2015-03-07 21:23 UTC by Ulrich Müller
Modified: 2024-04-12 10:18 UTC (History)
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Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2015-03-07 21:23:56 UTC 
Currently, it is only possible to mask bindist restricted ebuilds completely, by setting -bindist in ACCEPT_RESTRICT or --accept-restrict.

It would be nice if there was an option and/or variable that would suppress only building of binary packages for bindist restricted ebuilds, but otherwise not influence installation.
Comment 1 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester gentoo-dev 2024-04-12 09:46:30 UTC 
We could always introduce RESTRICT=binpkg , which, if used in an ebuild, forbids the generation of a binary package.
Comment 2 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2024-04-12 10:18:21 UTC 
(In reply to Andreas K. Hüttel from comment #1)
> We could always introduce RESTRICT=binpkg , which, if used in an ebuild,
> forbids the generation of a binary package.

Sorry, but I see little use for such a restriction at the ebuild level. How would it be differenciated against "bindist" restriction, which exists mostly for license reasons?

Whether binpkgs should be built for bindist-restricted ebuilds seems to fit better with user preferences like FEATURES or an emerge options.