Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Lastrite (part 1): KDE3-only applications that won't build when KDE4 is installed

[Dale]

Pacho Ramos wrote:
> El mié, 04-11-2009 a las 15:48 -0600, Dale escribió:
>
>> Ben de Groot wrote:
>>
>>> 2009/11/4 Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Is it possible to just mask and maybe keyword KDE 3?
>>>>
>>>>
>>> This has already been decided. We are moving it to an overlay.
>>> I can't think of a valid reason why you would not use that overlay.
>>>
>>>
>> Because I don't want one more thing to have to deal with.  Gentoo is
>> enough fun already.
>>
>>
> But, why do you think having kde3 stuff hardmasked in main tree in
> unmaintained state will be better than having it on a external
> overlay? :-/
>
> Also, think about gnome users (like me) that will not need to download
> all kde3 ebuilds on every sync :-) Yes, maybe they aren't so much but I
> still fail to see why do you think that preserving kde3 hardmasked is
> better than using an overlay
>
> Regards
>
>

Because I am not familiar with overlays.  I have never used one and hope
to keep it that way.  If it was hardmasked, just run autounmask
kde-meta:3.5 or something similar and carry on.  Naturally that wouldn't
last forever.  It would eventually have to go away but most likely it
only needs to be there for a couple months, maybe three months.  I
really believe KDE will be stable and working well in the near future. 

As for the tree, until recently I was on a very slow dial-up and just
syncing the tree took about 45 minutes on average.  I never complained
about Gnome being there.  I don't use Gnome but I know other people do. 
I did try it once tho.  Just prefer KDE.  Sorry.  I won't complain about
Gnome if you don't complain about KDE.  lol

Dale

:-)  :-)