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On 15:20 Thu 01 Sep , Tomáš Chvátal wrote:
> Dne 1.9.2011 15:15, Michał Górny napsal(a):
> > We can either go with a new func and retroactively replace the
> > eclass, or retroactively fix all uses and fix the old funcs.
>
> As even if you fix main tree you can't ensure that you won't mess with
> some overlay (silently as it would not be seen by default).
>
> I would then go proactively and fix the packages inheriting the bashcomp
> eclass and when done just mark the eclass as dead.
Yes, please stop breaking backwards compat without version bumps to a
new eclass. It's just as annoying in an eclass as in a shared library.
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Thanks,
Donnie
Donnie Berkholz
Council Member / Sr. Developer
Gentoo Linux
Blog: http://dberkholz.com
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