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FS#78110 - Merge webkit2gtk webkit2gtk, webkit2gtk-4.1, webkitgtk-6.0, etc. into a split package

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Eric Long (hack3ric) - Tuesday, 04 April 2023, 08:40 GMT
Last edited by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Wednesday, 05 April 2023, 03:10 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Several webkitgtk packages (webkit2gtk, webkit2gtk-4.1, webkitgtk-6.0) uses the exact same source tarball and only differs in compiler options, `provides` and `package()`s. Is it feasible to merge them together into a split package (pkgbase webkit2gtk or webkitgtk), since it would make patching WebKit easier?

webkit2gtk-5.0 uses an older version of the same source package. If this isn't intentional then we can merge it too.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Toolybird (Toolybird)
Wednesday, 05 April 2023, 03:10 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Additional comments about closing:  See PM's comment
Comment by Toolybird (Toolybird) - Tuesday, 04 April 2023, 21:55 GMT
What, make more work for the PM just to "make patching WebKit easier"??? Honestly, patches speak louder than random thought bubbles. Webkit is a large compile and it's likely the PM would have done this already if it were feasible and made sense.
Comment by Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) - Tuesday, 04 April 2023, 22:43 GMT
Having them in separate PKGBUILDs currently makes building them in parallel easier.

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