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On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:49:32 +0800
Zhang Le <r0bertz@g.o> wrote:
> When a new version comes out, we should educate developers about it
> and encourage them to convert their ebuilds to use new EAPI.
No, we shouldn't. People should use new EAPIs as necessary, not as soon
as possible.
> If we allow multiple EAPI's to co-exist, do we need a upper limit on
> that number?
No. Package managers have to support all EAPIs that have ever been
around anyway to deal with installed packages.
> Or as many as someone likes? then our tree IMO will become a total
> mess. People will not remember clearly differences between so many
> EAPI's.
They don't need to. They just need to be familiar with recent EAPIs.
The only people who have to keep track of all of them are the package
manager people.
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