Alistair Bush <ali_bush@g.o> wrote:
> Tiziano Müller wrote:
> > Instead of switching file extension every time the eapi is changed
> > you could also increment it only when a new EAPI breaks sourcing
> > the ebuild compared to the requirements of the prior EAPI.
> > (This way you'd in fact split EAPI into a major- and a
> > minor-version.)
> 
> Doesn't that just add extra complexity for no gain.

Actually, I think there would be a huge gain.

The gain would be that suddenly all those who oppose glep-55 because
they're afraid the filename suffix will change too often will suddenly
have nothing to worry about.

For those who think glep-55 is the right thing to do, it really
*is* glep-55, but with a small caveat that we shouldn't just change the
filename extension for every single little feature enhancement.

-- 
Jim Ramsay
Gentoo/Linux Developer (rox,gkrellm,fluxbox,vim)