Added etc-proposals plugin

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/portato/backend/portage/system.py b/portato/backend/portage/system.py
index 53384dd..9cda5ab 100644
--- a/portato/backend/portage/system.py
+++ b/portato/backend/portage/system.py
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ class PortageSystem (SystemInterface):
 		
 		return [package.PortagePackage(x) for x in list_of_packages]
 
+	def get_global_settings (self, key):
+		return self.settings.settings[key]
+
 	def find_best (self, list):
 		return package.PortagePackage(portage.best(list))
 
diff --git a/portato/backend/system_interface.py b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
index ade2414..f37d0a0 100644
--- a/portato/backend/system_interface.py
+++ b/portato/backend/system_interface.py
@@ -192,6 +192,16 @@ class SystemInterface:
 
 		raise NotImplementedError
 
+	def get_global_settings(self, key):
+		"""Returns the value of a global setting, i.e. ARCH, USE, ROOT, DISTDIR etc.
+		
+		@param key: the setting to return
+		@type key: string
+		@returns: the value of this setting
+		@rtype: string"""
+
+		raise NotImplementedError
+
 	def new_package (self, cpv):
 		"""Returns an instance of the appropriate Package-Subclass.