Overlay support for the ports tree
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Authored by bapt on Aug 29 2019, 6:41 PM.

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rP510950: Add support for overlays

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add overlay support
A user can now define OVERLAYS=path1 path2
The ports tree will lookup into path1 and path2 (the order matters) to find the
path for the port (testing origin/Makefile)

If also have a naive implementation for USES, so one can overwrite existing USES.

Note that for the USES that includes other uses, or will have to also converted
to overlay to be able to properly work

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bapt created this revision.Aug 29 2019, 6:41 PM

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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B26184: Diff 61466.Aug 29 2019, 6:41 PM

Add forgotten scripts update

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B26191: Diff 61480.Aug 30 2019, 9:05 AM

only add the relevant one

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B26192: Diff 61481.Aug 30 2019, 9:06 AM

LGTM

Haven't tested, but looks fine.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Sep 3 2019, 1:48 PM

Closed by commit rP510950: Add support for overlays (authored by bapt). · Explain WhySep 3 2019, 2:36 PM

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bapt added a commit: rP510950: Add support for overlays.

It would be nice to put a note in CHANGES about this with a quick blurb on how to use it.

~/svn/ports/databases/mysql56-client # grep MASTERDIR Makefile
MASTERDIR=      ${.CURDIR}/../mysql56-server
EXTRA_PATCHES+= ${MASTERDIR}/files/patch-PR225888.diff
.include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"

If mysql56-client is pulled from an OVERLAY, wouldn't the mysql56-server Makefile be pulled from the NON overlay directory due to .CURDIR?
I'm immediately wanting to replace a single file in /usr/ports/Mk with an overlay feature at work (not Mk/Uses). Yet this won't work for the same reason as the last I noted.
Keywords/ dir not covered (noted on IRC).

These shortcomings need to be documented.
The .include/.CURDIR issue is a blocker to me as it will lead to confusion for a very common pattern.

I only see a feature like this working if implemented entirely in Poudriere.

bdrewery added a comment.Sep 16 2019, 7:47 PM

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