[Pkg-electronics-devel] Arduino packaging (patches, questions, work-to-do)

[Geert Stappers]

On Tue, Apr 03, 2018 at 03:11:56PM -0300, Ignacio Losiggio wrote:
> Hi to everyone on the list!
> 
> I'm currently making a package [1] for Arduino 1.8.5 while reading all
> the work you are doing (arduino-builder, arduino-reference, etc).
> 
> While packaging i had to do some patching, mainly for path changes
> (arduino expects all the libraries on its own folder).
> 
> The arduino-builder package has a file called
> `platform.keys.rewrite.txt`
> that the IDE needs to start. The builder locates it under
> `/usr/share/arduino-builder/platform.keys.rewrite.txt`.
> 
> Should i hardcode this path, make a symbolic link or ask for the file to
> be located in `/usr/share/arduino`?
 
My gutfeeling:   a symbolic link
So no changes / patches in arduino and arduino-builder.
Only arduino package creates / adds a sym link.
 

Groeten
Geert Stappers

> [1] https://github.com/HuayraLinux/pkg-arduino
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