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

[Mike Frysinger]

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

> 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
-mike