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Petteri Räty wrote: |
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> I wrote a script to check which ebuilds use built_with_use and have |
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> keywords in never versions making the ebuild unused. This means that |
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> neither arch or ~arch users are likely to install the ebuild. The script |
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> and the list of ebuilds is attached. I plan on removing all these |
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> ebuilds two weeks from now unless a reason is given why not to. If you |
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> see an ebuild on the list that should be kept, please migrate it to EAPI |
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> 2. If you need assistance in migrating, I can help. With these gone |
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> built_with_use usage will be down to about 600: |
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I have some ebuilds on the list: plt-scheme, stklos, lilypond. I usually clean |
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up unused ebuilds some time after a new version has gone stable. |
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Anyway my question is: what is the point of removing unused versions in the |
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proposed manner? If the newer version is not ported to EAPI 2 and also uses |
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built_with_use what do we gain? Even if it is already ported, do we gain |
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anything by the propsed removal? Are all unused ebuilds evil? |
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If built_with_use is to be eliminated from the tree I propose that effort is |
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directed towards porting and stabling ebuilds that still use it. After the |
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stable version has begun using EAPI 2 use deps, then all uses of built_with_use |
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in other versions can be considered obsolete and those ebuilds can be removed in |
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one fell sweep if need be. |
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Marijn |
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If you cannot read my mind, then listen to what I say. |
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Marijn Schouten (hkBst), Gentoo Lisp project, Gentoo ML |
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<http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/lisp/>, #gentoo-{lisp,ml} on FreeNode |
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