[MacPorts] #19458: Combine image and archive modes
#19458: Combine image and archive modes ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: blb@… | Owner: blb@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts Future Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Keywords: archive image | Port: ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Combining the image and archive modes into a new image-through-archives and always enabling it buys several advantages: - no more need to worry about links for image mode as all inactive ports would simply exist in the archive instead of being fully installed in ${prefix}/var/macports/software - configuration settings for these (portinstalltype, portarchivemode, portarchivepath, and portarchivetype) can be removed simplifying code and macports.conf - always building/using archives should bring MacPorts closer to supporting install-from-binaries instead of just from source - removal of archive-specific targets/actions (since they'd be merged into the activate area) simplifies MacPorts base code I'll create a [browser:branches/images-and-archives branch for development] to keep this off of trunk until it is ready for more widespread testing. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/19458> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#19458: Combine image and archive modes ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: blb@… | Owner: blb@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts Future Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Keywords: archive image | Port: ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Comment(by afb@…): It would also allow for saving disk space, by allowing compression of inactive ports. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/19458#comment:1> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#19458: Combine image and archive modes ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: blb@… | Owner: blb@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts Future Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Keywords: archive image | Port: ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Comment(by afb@…): And fix #13143, too. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/19458#comment:2> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#19458: Combine image and archive modes ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Reporter: blb@… | Owner: blb@… Type: enhancement | Status: new Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts Future Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Keywords: archive image | Port: ------------------------------+--------------------------------------------- Changes (by nox@…): * cc: nox@… (added) Comment: I think this is a good idea, but telling it will permit to save some disk space seems wrong to me, currently a port consumes almost the same disk space active or inactive, with images-through-archives, an active port will consume twice as much as an inactive port. As most users have only active ports, I think this argument is incorrect. -- Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/19458#comment:3> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
#19458: Combine image and archive modes -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Reporter: blb@… | Owner: blb@… Type: enhancement | Status: closed Priority: Normal | Milestone: MacPorts 2.0.0 Component: base | Version: 1.8.0 Resolution: fixed | Keywords: archive image Port: | -------------------------------+-------------------------------------------- Changes (by jmr@…): * status: new => closed * resolution: => fixed * milestone: MacPorts Future => MacPorts 2.0.0 Comment: r77511 -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/19458#comment:5> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for Mac OS
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