Re: Bob v0.1.0 ready for beta testing

[David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost>]

Another random question :)

Could you clarify how bob determines a package needs to be rebuilt?

I understand "bob clean" should be run after updating pkgsrc
(including making a local change to a package). Does it rely on a
packages PKGNAME changing?

If so, might there at some point be an option to have something akin
to pkg_chk -B which checks PKGNAME FILESDIR PKGDIR DISTINFO_FILE &
PATCHDIR?

Thanks :)

David

On Mon, 22 Dec 2025 at 10:44, Jonathan Perkin <jperkin%pkgsrc.org@localhost> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> As some of you know I've been working on a new build tool that is
> designed to provide an alternative to pkg_chk/pkgrr/pbulk for most
> situations.
>
> It's now at the stage where it works reasonably well across NetBSD,
> Linux, and SunOS, and I'd like to get some user feedback on what
> features you'd like, what doesn't work, what needs better docs, etc.
>
> Here's a screencast showing a build:
>
>    https://asciinema.org/a/763171
>
> and if you press 'v' during the build phase it toggles a full-screen UI
> with panes showing live build progress for each sandbox:
>
>    https://asciinema.org/a/763316
>
> The README details how to get installed and started, along with a
> comparison with the existing build tools:
>
>    https://github.com/jperkin/bob
>
> Ultimately this is a tool that runs as root and involves mounts,
> sandboxes, killing processes, and running "rm -rf".  While I am making
> every effort to make bob as safe as possible, please be careful when
> making changes to your config.lua.
>
> (If you installed an earlier v0.0.x version you'll need to re-init as I
> made some minor config changes).
>
> Cheers,
>
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