Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI5: require ebuilds/eclasses to not use any vars/funcs prefixed with __

[Brian Harring]

On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 01:53:21AM -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Brian Harring wrote:
> > Currently, there is a minor amount of ebuild/eclass usage of things
> > named __*; ~90% of it is 'import once' eclass code like the following:
> >
> > """
> > if [[ ${___ECLASS_ONCE_LIBTOOL} != "recur -_+^+_- spank" ]] ; then
> > ___ECLASS_ONCE_LIBTOOL="recur -_+^+_- spank
> > """
> >
> > Converting that is easy enough, and I'll be doing that work for
> > gentoo-x86 if folks don't have an issue.
>
> pick a funner prefix and i approve

_LIBTOOL_ECLASS_GOT_SPANKED_ALREADY

Either that or one could just inject futurama quotes:

_LIBTOOL_ECLASS_DOESNT_WANT_TO_LIVE_ON_THIS_PLANET_ANYMORE

> > For instances where the sandbox needs to be turned off for a command-
> > we do the same thing we did w/ nonfatal;
> >
> > sandboxless <the command and args>
>
> fine idea

withoutsandbox. ;)

Joke aside, 'nosandbox' is more consistent; also, there's basically 
one usage in the tree (virtualx) that would need it, although the 
level of ebuild usage for that, I do not know- donnie might, that was 
his code originally iirc.

~harring