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On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 07:11:27 -0500 |
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Homer Parker <hparker@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thu, 2012-06-21 at 08:00 +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> > In case you're not aware, the first time Gentoo did multilib, it was |
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> > done as a series of random changes to Portage that no-one really |
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> > thought through or understood. As you can see, that didn't work... |
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> No, but paved the way for other distros as they had nothing |
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> even close. I'm sure you remember back then. Don't be an ass. |
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And what did Gentoo get out of it? |
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What I remember is Gentoo putting in lots of work randomly changing |
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things until things worked, and ending up not knowing what most of |
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those changes were or why they were done. The end result is that |
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there's still a random smattering of multilib-related mess cluttering |
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up ebuild internals that doesn't actually do anything except cause |
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intermittent breakages. Doing experiments is great as a way of |
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understanding the problem, but it isn't how you deliver a solution. |
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That takes a lot more work, and someone has to be prepared to do it. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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