Gentoo ebuild writing guidelines
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Gentoo ebuild writing guidelines are the official rules and best practices that define how software build scripts (ebuilds) must be written and maintained in the Gentoo Linux distribution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gentoo project policy
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software development guideline ⓘ technical documentation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Gentoo Linux
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Gentoo developers NERFINISHED ⓘ Gentoo package maintainers ⓘ ebuild ⓘ |
| appliesToFormat |
.ebuild files
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.eclass files ⓘ |
| defines |
BDEPEND usage rules
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HOMEPAGE field rules ⓘ IUSE field rules ⓘ QA requirements for ebuilds ⓘ RDEPEND and DEPEND usage rules ⓘ RESTRICT and PROPERTIES usage rules ⓘ SRC_URI formatting rules ⓘ USE flag handling rules ⓘ backporting and patching policies for ebuilds ⓘ best practices for maintaining ebuilds ⓘ cleanup practices in ebuilds ⓘ coding style for ebuilds ⓘ commit message conventions for ebuild changes ⓘ dependency specification rules ⓘ deprecation and removal process for ebuilds ⓘ distfile handling practices ⓘ documentation requirements for ebuilds ⓘ eclass inheritance rules ⓘ file and directory permissions in ebuilds ⓘ file header conventions for ebuilds ⓘ file naming conventions for ebuilds ⓘ handling of bundled libraries in ebuilds ⓘ handling of configuration files in ebuilds ⓘ handling of documentation and examples in ebuilds ⓘ handling of init scripts in ebuilds ⓘ handling of localization files in ebuilds ⓘ handling of network access during build ⓘ handling of static libraries in ebuilds ⓘ handling of systemd units in ebuilds ⓘ keywording practices for ebuilds ⓘ license declaration rules in ebuilds ⓘ log and temporary file handling in ebuilds ⓘ maintainer responsibilities for ebuilds ⓘ masking and unmasking practices ⓘ metadata conventions for ebuilds ⓘ mirror usage rules in ebuilds ⓘ parallel build considerations in ebuilds ⓘ patch management practices in ebuilds ⓘ phase function usage rules ⓘ pkg_* function usage rules ⓘ rules for writing ebuilds ⓘ sandbox and user privilege rules for builds ⓘ security-related practices for ebuilds ⓘ slotting and subslotting rules ⓘ stable and unstable branch policies for ebuilds ⓘ testing requirements for ebuilds ⓘ upstream collaboration practices for ebuild maintainers ⓘ use of helper eclasses in ebuilds ⓘ variable naming conventions in ebuilds ⓘ versioning conventions for ebuilds ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
ensure consistency of ebuilds
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ensure maintainability of ebuilds ⓘ ensure policy compliance in Gentoo repository ⓘ ensure quality of Gentoo packages ⓘ ensure reproducible builds ⓘ ensure security of Gentoo packages ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Gentoo developers
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Gentoo project NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gentoo development documentation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gentoo Development Guide
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Gentoo QA policies NERFINISHED ⓘ Gentoo eclass guidelines ⓘ Gentoo repository policies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Linux distribution maintenance
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build automation ⓘ package management ⓘ shell scripting ⓘ software packaging ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Gentoo developers
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Gentoo package maintainers NERFINISHED ⓘ contributors to Gentoo ebuilds ⓘ |
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