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From: "Santiago M. Mola" <coldwind@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] New RESTRICT=live value for identification of live ebuilds?
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:03:33
Message-Id: 3c32af40808031202w4405509cx8bb782397c8dabbc@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] New RESTRICT=live value for identification of live ebuilds? by Zac Medico
1 On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 12:25 AM, Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o> wrote:
2 > Santiago M. Mola wrote:
3 >>
4 >> I don't think we're in a hurry for this feature, so I don't see the
5 >> need of using suboptimal hacks in order to avoid an EAPI bump.
6 >> Furthermore, EAPI 2 is supposed to be done in the near future, right?
7 >>
8 >> Regards,
9 >
10 > I don't view the RESTRICT=live idea as "suboptimal" or "a hack" in
11 > any way. I see it as a legitimate use of an existing ebuild variable
12 > that's already used for lots of other legitimate purposes.
13 >
14
15 Let me rephrase the point as that this method should not be favoured
16 over others just because it doesn't require an EAPI bump.
17
18 Regards,
19 --
20 Santiago M. Mola
21 Jabber ID: cooldwind@×××××.com