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On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:45:27 +0100 |
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Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 9:19 PM, Ciaran McCreesh |
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> <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> > On Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:54:21 -0400 |
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> > Alexandre Rostovtsev <tetromino@g.o> wrote: |
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> >> For libraries, if possible, try splitting gtk2 and gtk3 support |
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> >> into different slots (see net-libs/webkit-gtk for an example; the |
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> >> gtk2-based versions have -r2xx revision numbers and go in slot 2, |
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> >> while the gtk3-based versions have -r3xx revision numbers and go in |
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> >> slot 3). |
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> > |
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> > That is not what revisions are for. If you can't solve a problem |
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> > properly using existing mechanisms, ask for new ones. |
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> It's a simple workaround for the lack of proper ebuild namespacing on |
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> the basis of slots. |
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> So, till we have that, this works pretty well. :) |
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Until you have that, or something else designed to do what you want, |
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don't come up with some disgusting hack. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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