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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>
To: "Michał Górny" <mgorny@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-pms@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-pms] [PATCH] pkg_setup() can rely on packages common to DEPEND & RDEPEND.
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:35:55
Message-Id: 20110813083141.13650ed5@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-pms] [PATCH] pkg_setup() can rely on packages common to DEPEND & RDEPEND. by "Michał Górny"
1 On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 09:33:48 +0200
2 Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
3 > On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 06:18:18 +0100
4 > Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote:
5 > > On Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:03:37 +0200
6 > > Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
7 > > > We can basically assume PM merges either DEPEND or RDEPEND to that
8 > > > point (depending on whether we're merging source ebuild or binary
9 > > > package).
10 > >
11 > > What if something's a binary (i.e. its DEPENDs aren't being
12 > > installed) and is being installed as part of an RDEPEND - RDEPEND
13 > > cycle?
14 >
15 > We don't think that's even possible because RDEP+DEP cycle would be
16 > unbreakable for the source ebuild.
17
18 It can be under a use flag, and thus be solvable.
19
20 --
21 Ciaran McCreesh

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