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From: Steve Long <slong@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: Last rites for $package ...
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:55:36
Message-Id: egg4kf$di8$1@sea.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Last rites for $package ... by Thilo Bangert
1 >> Or you haven't talked to me or Beandog at all; since he has been
2 >> working on this a while (now with upgraded tools!).
3 >
4 > what i'd like to see is a system, to which one would give a package name,
5 > which then handles the removal (almost) automatically.
6 >
7 > that way devs would have an easier time actually removing some cruft and
8 > you guys would be freed from typing the same stuff over and over.
9 > this system could be responsible for sending the out last rites mails,
10 > masking the packages in package.mask etc... enrico would get his database
11 > for free, both listing those that are pending removal as well as a
12 > history of removals including the reason plus a pointer to the
13 > corresponding bug...
14 >
15 This sounds like an excellent idea. Do the `upgraded tools' already automate
16 this process?
17
18 After all, that's what computers are good at- automating workflow.
19
20 > don't know if that is what you are aiming at, but currently the process of
21 > removing a package is a true chore and i admire your dedication to it. (a
22 > big THANKS btw)
23 >
24 ++
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: Last rites for $package ... Alec Warner <antarus@g.o>