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From: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o>
Subject: Re: List of ebuild functions that die/do not die
Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:20:42 -0500
Nirbheek Chauhan wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 8:27 PM, Thomas Sachau <tommy@g.o> wrote:
>   
>> As it seems like noone else is doing something about it, i have started a list with some entries[1].
>> Please send me more functions and their place and error reports directly to me (via mail or irc).
>>     
>
> I thought that the rules for determination were pretty straightforward:
>
> commands that die:
> everything that is implemented as a function (ebuild.sh, eclasses, etc)
>
> commands that don't die:
> every external application (do*, cp, etc)
>
>
>   
Technically the rule is that eclasses shouldn't die. At least that's the 
latest version of the rules that I remember.


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