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From: Matti Bickel <mabi@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: per package eclass GLEP
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 21:21:17
Message-Id: 4C97D02F.1030001@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: per package eclass GLEP by Alec Warner
1 On 09/20/2010 07:30 PM, Alec Warner wrote:
2 > Under the new system I can put the code:
3 >
4 > 1) In a global eclass, any ebuild can likely use it
5 > 2) In a per-package eclass, only one package can use it
6 > 3) In a pkg eblit, only one package can use it
7
8 Per package eclasses are pretty much eblits with some PM support thrown in.
9
10 > Wouldn't taking code from a global eclass and moving it to a
11 > per-package eclass limit code re-use?
12
13 No, code reuse will stay the same. What I like about the idea is moving
14 more of the code closer to the ebuild files, tightening it's scope. No
15 more wondering (as an ebuild author) if and how I could use
16 php5_2-sapi.eclass - it just wouldn't be there.
17
18 I'll answer more points tomorrow, but thanks for your ideas!

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