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| author |   hasufell <julian.ospald@googlemail.com> | 2012-12-04 20:26:22 +0100 |
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| committer | hasufell <julian.ospald@googlemail.com> | 2012-12-04 20:26:22 +0100 |
| commit | b0a519807f82c2190129dfa662922c8b061eb368 (patch) | |
| tree | eebbb51eb70d9dc6b491fcb7cf9d23ea0f759956 /ebuild-writing/common-mistakes | |
| parent | src_compile: Add note that flag-o-matic eclass is required (diff) | |
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add "Pkgconfig files" section wrt #445130
related discussion [RFC: new eclass - pkgconfig.eclass] at -dev ML
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diff --git a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml index 6855cf2..b486a7e 100644 --- a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml +++ b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml @@ -349,6 +349,23 @@ running <c>dodoc</c>/<c>doins</c>. </body> </subsection> +<subsection> +<title>Pkgconfig files</title> +<body> + +<p> +Pkgconfig files (foo.pc) are common interfaces to standardize access to libraries +across distros. It is important that these are never modified, created or renamed +anywhere except upstream. Report bugs, write patches and send them upstream, but +don't mess with them in your ebuild unless it's a trivial (like adding libsuffix) +or unavoidable fix (which should be discussed with other devs first).</p> +<p> +Ignoring this policy can result in breakage for other distros and also breaks +the purpose of this interface, because it is not reliable anymore. +</p> +</body> +</subsection> + </body> </section> |