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From: Thomas Anderson <gentoofan23@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: EAPI 3 and "nonfatal die"
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:02:25
Message-Id: 20090824190219.GA5593@dodo.hsd1.nj.comcast.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: EAPI 3 and "nonfatal die" by Christian Faulhammer
1 On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 08:20:44PM +0200, Christian Faulhammer wrote:
2 > Hi,
3 >
4 > Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@g.o>:
5 >
6 > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:56:41 +0100
7 > > David Leverton <levertond@××××××××××.com> wrote:
8 > >
9 > > > Does anyone have any opinions on which of the four options (#1
10 > > > make die respect nonfatal, #2 make die always die, #3 add a new
11 > > > die variant that respects nonfatal, #4 make regular die respect
12 > > > nonfatal, and add a new variant that doesn't) we should go with?
13 > > > We should definitely get this resolved and agreed on before EAPI
14 > > > 3 is finalised.
15 > >
16 > > I'd like die to respect nonfatal. People using nonfatal should check
17 > > beforehand that the functions they're calling won't do anything
18 > > stupid if die's are ignored. If there's something that absolutely
19 > > has to die, nonfatal or not, then use a variable. I guess that's #4?
20 >
21 > I agree here (yes, I know, a "ME TOO" posting, but I say this as PMS
22 > team member).
23
24 I must agree here too as a PMS team member. so 'me too' :P
25
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