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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@...>
Subject: Re: perl eclass review - EAPI=3 + new helper eclass
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:28:06 +0100
On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:23:48 -0400
James Cloos <cloos@...> wrote:
> OK.  Let me rephrase.  Portage does not need to validate local
> changes.

Sure it does. If it doesn't, and your local changes affect metadata,
horrible things happen.

> If a user uses a local eclass to override one in portage or in some
> remote overlay s/he follows, it is his/er responsibility to update
> it when the original undergoes major renovation.

Users aren't responsible...

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh
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