[gentoo-dev] Re: epatch_user usage

[Ryan Hill]

On Fri, 4 May 2012 22:23:31 +0200
Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:

> > There's all kinds of reasons to not use autotools-utils.eclass.
> > I wouldn't want to see another python.eclass bullying around the tree.
>
>    504 autotools-utils.eclass
>   3186 python.eclass
>
> Do you have any real arguments?

I think his point was that like the python eclass, autotools-utils requires
you to give up a lot of control over your ebuild to it.  It started out as a
simple way to standardize common autotools-related tasks.  Then it began
growing and adding a bunch of stuff that, while I'm sure was useful to some,
I didn't need or had to handle differently.  Then these features started
becoming interdependent and I started getting bug reports about how my
packages were misusing the eclass because I didn't want to cede full control
over to its phase functions.

Don't get me wrong, I understand the reasons why it has to work the way it
does and I'm sure most people are fine with it.  But I'm wary about giving
that much power over to an eclass I can't control.  I hate exported phase
functions in general though, so read into that what you will.


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