[gentoo-dev] Do not modify ebuilds which are already in the tree... even if masked

[cilly]

Hi all,

I think it is worth to discuss about `Do not modify ebuilds which are  
already in the tree... even if masked.`

Sometimes ebuilds which are already in the portage tree are modified  
without changing the
version-number, i.e. ebuild-r1 is in the portage tree and the ebuild- 
r1 gets changed,
i.e. useflag or other issues without changing the version number to  
ebuild-r2. This causes
confusion i.e. in bug-reports.

My opinion is not to change any ebuild which is in the portage tree,  
even if the ebuild is masked.
I think the better way is to add an ebuild with an updated version  
number, even if the ebuild is still
masked.

I also recommend to manage hard-masked packages the same way, it  
prevents confusion in
bug-reports.

What do you think?

Cheers,

Cecilia
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