[Tarantool-patches] [PATCH v3 0/2] Adapt luarocks for tarantoolctl

lvasiliev lvasiliev at tarantool.org
Mon Apr 13 10:44:24 MSK 2020


Hi. Thanks you for the feedback!

On 12.04.2020 21:30, Yaroslav Dynnikov wrote:
> Hi, guys.
> 
> Recently we talked to Leonid in chat and discussed the necessity of
> removing flags. I've offered Leonid to check behavior, so here is what
> I've found.
> 
> My point of view (now and then) is that they're neither useful nor
> harmful. Earlier I did agree to blacklist them, but looking at Leonids
> patch set this week I've changed my mind as the second commit seems
> just worthless to me.
> 
> Inline help says:
> 
> ```
> --lua-dir=<prefix>     Which Lua installation to use.
> --lua-version=<ver>    Which Lua version to use.
> --global               Use the system tree when `local_by_default` is 
> `true`.
> --local                Use the tree in the user's home directory.
>                         To enable it, see 
> '/opt/tarantool-install/bin/tarantoolctl help path'.
> 
> Rocks trees in use:
>          /tmp/tmp.JY1fgy8La9/.rocks ("user")
>          /opt/tarantool-install ("system")
> ```
> 
> * Tarantool does define `LOCAL_BY_DEFAULT = true`,
>    (i.e. `--local` is our default behavior)
> 
> * "System tree" is the place where tarantool is installed
>    (`-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX`).
> 
> * "Home directory" in tarantool is overriden with `./.rocks`.
> 
> * See "rocks: update luarocks to 3.1.1" 4222c1f6 
> <https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool/commit/4222c1f6451973f446f9c8be28c7012435416fa3>.
> 
> * Both `--local` and `--global` are only shortcuts for predefined
>    `--tree=<tree>`, which isn't going to be removed.
> 
> * Speaking of `--lua-dir` and `--lua-version`, they look to be neither
>    useful nor harmful.
> 
Do I understand correctly that you propose to discard the commit with 
deleting flags?
> Please, notice that command-line help refers to `tarantoolctl help
> path`, but
> 
> 1. It should be `tarantoolctl rocks help` (I guess there are many of
>     such places)
It was commented by Vlad
> 2. `rocks path` command is disabled in your patch.
> 
Rocks path was disabled before my patch and it wasn't at the list (list 
from ticket https://github.com/tarantool/tarantool/issues/4629) of 
desired commands to include. Do you propose to add the "path" command?
> I'm a lazy developer and I don't like unnecessary restrictions. If I
> were you, I'd drop the second commit ("Delete flags which can't be used
> with tarantoolctl rocks" 1b51b2f) and enable back `rocks path` command.
> Let people decide whether they need it or not.
> 
> Finally, a few words about documentation. I've tried to write down all
> supported commands and flags, and I found it's really difficult and
> verbose. I'm withdrawing my suggestion to clarify it, I don't know what
> to do. Perhaps, documentation should just refer to inline help, as it's the
> only up-to-date information, and still correct enough.
> 

Ok

> Дынников Ярослав.


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