gentoo package in sft overlay
TheJJ opened this issue · 4 comments
i've packaged the current git version (tested 991759f) for gentoo:
https://github.com/SFTtech/gentoo-overlay/tree/master/www-client/ladybird
this is in the sft gentoo overlay.
maybe worth noting somewhere in the documentation :)
on a side note: to avoid build-time downloads, i mirror the versions of icu, public suffix list and timezone db in the ebuild.
maybe this can be improved by allowing to use the system's icu, timezone info and a (to be done) package of the public suffix list.
If you feel it is worth including, you may make a PR doing so, keep in mind that other 3rd party packages of Ladybird (such as the AUR one) are also not mentioned in the documentation
Thanks for packaging the application!
We won't accept a PR to add your package to official documentation, however. Ladybird is in a pre-alpha state, as stated in the README. If we allow non-developer users to get easy access to the application in its current state, we'll miss our opportunity to make a good first impression. Currently, large parts of the web platform are not implemented in LibWeb, and the GUI frontends we have are largely just developer-focused UIs to allow us to test the web engine underneath.
When we have an actual product that we're happy showing to end users, we'll make an announcement.
i used the same reasoning for a long time in openage, but realized it's more important to have easy dev-setups and early visibility - people will accept, follow the project and figure out that things are still in the making (and even more want to get their hands dirty to influence the project, if they're able to and few things are set in stone already).
the gentoo-9999 version makes it clear it's the git version and not any release :)
nevertheless, i'm really curious how Ladybird will evolve, good luck and
happy hacking 😸