Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: council@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI change: Call ebuild functions from trusted working directory
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:37:22
Message-Id: 200810241336.59773.rbu@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI change: Call ebuild functions from trusted working directory by Robert Buchholz
1 On Friday 17 October 2008, Robert Buchholz wrote:
2 > On Monday 13 October 2008, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
3 > > It's a retroactive change to EAPI 0 that requires changes from
4 > > package managers and has security implications... Robert isn't
5 > > requesting that we specify and mandate existing behaviour here, so
6 > > it's not really something that should be left up to PMS to decide
7 > > and enforce.
8 >
9 > All package manager developers have implemented this change, and PMS
10 > editors have not objected to adding it to the spec. If Ciaran is
11 > uncomfortable with adding this change, I would like council to sign
12 > off on it. If council will not add this to the agenda, please state
13 > so and I hope the PMS folks can add it to the spec without a vote.
14 >
15 > Furthermore, what are the blockers to vote on PMS as a draft standard
16 > for EAPI=0 ? Is there a timeframe for its ratification?
17
18 Has this been discussed in the last council meeting?
19 If not, can you please give a reply for the questions above?
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22 Robert

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