USE=symlink doesn't work for merged-usr (see bug 868312). I quite like being able to transparently use pigz and modifying just tar via EXTRA_ECONF doesn't cover other uses. Perhaps we should go for a awk-like situation with an 'eselect gzip'? This feels like the only practical way of moving forward with overriding the binary, and it's also the convention for handling situations like this already.
I really question if this is worth the effort of creating an eselect-controlled symlink and moving everything around. For people who want the override, they could add a symlink or shell script in /usr/local/bin.
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=43807853b0b9335a2c51a7b92820f9ee2091dcff commit 43807853b0b9335a2c51a7b92820f9ee2091dcff Author: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-09-06 03:36:46 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-09-06 03:36:46 +0000 profiles/base: mask app-arch/lbzip2[symlink], app-arch/pigz[symlink] Incompatible with merged-usr and is a fundamentally flaky approach. - app-arch/lbzip2: bug #868318 (possible solution in bug #868651) - app-arch/pigz: bug #868312 (possible solution in bug #868648) It's suggested that users who want this feature use a wrapper script in /usr/local (or otherwise on PATH), or configure tools like tar to use lbzip2 & pigz respectively using EXTRA_ECONF. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868318 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868312 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868651 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868648 Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> profiles/base/package.use.mask | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
/usr/local/bin override does not work with portage if I recall correctly, as something mangles the path order and re-orders local later in order. it works for some invocations, but not for others. it was long time ago last time I looked at it, but since profiles happened I guess it's time to think on it again.
Done for bzip2 at https://bugs.gentoo.org/868651#c7.
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=7dbd9efce69d73d24db421189e4d2beccbcd6da2 commit 7dbd9efce69d73d24db421189e4d2beccbcd6da2 Author: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-12-01 16:11:04 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-12-01 19:38:23 +0000 app-alternatives/gzip: Add a package for gzip symlinks Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868648 Signed-off-by: Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> app-alternatives/gzip/gzip-0.ebuild | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ app-alternatives/gzip/metadata.xml | 20 +++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=30f64050da3809c7bea17cce2fc5d01f0f125cdd commit 30f64050da3809c7bea17cce2fc5d01f0f125cdd Author: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2022-12-27 11:56:29 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2022-12-27 11:56:29 +0000 app-arch/pigz: drop masked USE=symlink Use app-alternative/gzip instead (see news item). Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868312 Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/868648 Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> app-arch/pigz/pigz-2.7.ebuild | 7 +------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)
