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From: Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] forcing recent patch-2.6.1 everywhere
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 20:17:21
Message-Id: 4FB55C7E.205@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] forcing recent patch-2.6.1 everywhere by "Aaron W. Swenson"
1 On 05/17/2012 11:00 PM, Aaron W. Swenson wrote:
2 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
3 > Hash: SHA256
4 >
5 > On 05/17/2012 03:51 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
6 >> any complaints ? -mike
7 >>
8 >> Index: profiles/base/packages
9 >> ===================================================================
10 >>
11 >>
12 > RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/profiles/base/packages,v
13 >> retrieving revision 1.62 diff -u -p -r1.62 packages ---
14 >> profiles/base/packages 12 Mar 2012 09:13:37 -0000 1.62 +++
15 >> profiles/base/packages 17 May 2012 19:50:49 -0000 @@ -61,7 +61,7
16 >> @@ #*sys-devel/libtool #*sys-devel/m4 *sys-devel/make
17 >> -*sys-devel/patch +*>=sys-devel/patch-2.6.1 *sys-fs/e2fsprogs
18 >> *virtual/dev-manager *virtual/editor
19 >
20 > What's the advantage/reward?
21
22 <patch-2.6.1 fails if patch contains DOS -line endings, like the ones
23 you get from some crappy pastebin services or Trac's webservice
24
25 >=patch-2.6.1 doesn't have this problem, and this is what developers
26 are using anyway
27
28 so less breakage, no possibility of these things slipping by
29
30 consistent behavior
31
32 profit!
33
34 - Samuli

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Re: [gentoo-dev] forcing recent patch-2.6.1 everywhere "Aaron W. Swenson" <titanofold@g.o>