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You know, usually snipping away everything else is a bit evil because it |
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removes context, but in this case I just want to point out one or two little |
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pieces ... |
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I almost feel bad for writing so many emails to this list. |
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On Thursday 28 May 2009 20:48:45 Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> > For example a readonly repository would guarantee that the cache is |
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> > always consistent. |
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> Until someone modifies it, yes. |
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Well. DUH. That's why it is readonly. Otherwise it wouldn't be readonly. |
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> > > It is the best. If we're requiring EAPI before trying to parse PV, |
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> > > all the EAPIs have to be known to do any ordering. |
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> > ... and why the [censored] would we want that then? |
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> Because without that, we can't make changes to the version format. |
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... why? |
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I mean, you're turning in a tight little circle. We need to change the version |
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format ... because ... we ... need to change it. |
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But WHY do we want it? |
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> > It would help if you would tolerate other opinions (or even the |
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> > possibility that other people may have opinions that do not agree |
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> > with you). |
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> The only issue of opinion is whether or not .ebuild-X and .eapi-X.eb |
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> look pretty. The rest is purely technical and entirely objective. |
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I think I have pointed you a few times at objective statements disagreeing |
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with your subjective opinion. I hate repeating myself. |
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