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On Mon, Jul 11, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:33:54 -0400 |
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> Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote: |
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>> On Sat, Jul 9, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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>> > I've finally gotten around to wrapping up my multilib setup |
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>> > in a profile, and providing necessary patches to system packages |
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>> > to make it possible to use it without having to hack their mistaken |
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>> > logic around. |
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>> The baselayout and glibc changes seem like a good idea. |
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>> I don't see much value in creating a new profile though; it's easy |
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>> enough for a developer to just stick SYMLINK_LIB=no in make.conf. |
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> I didn't initially wanted to do the profile either but some developers |
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> have refused to support this 'unsupported configuration'. I assume that |
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> having an official profile will ensure better cooperation. |
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I'm doubtful that will help with stubborn people, but I guess it can't |
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hurt to try it. |