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>>>>> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> On Sat, 28 Apr 2012 10:52:07 +0200 |
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> Micha³ Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote: |
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>> > * Get a versionator replacement into the PM |
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>> Why are we trying to make PM a brick instead of keeping stuff |
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>> modular? What does the eclass lack which could be provided by PM? |
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> Because trying to parse version formats correctly in bash is a huge |
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> pain, and versionator doesn't get it right (never mind that the |
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> rules were different when versionator was written). |
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Right. Also the code for version handling is already implemented in |
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package managers. So it appears natural to make it available to the |
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ebuild environment, instead of (imperfectly) duplicating it in an |
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eclass. |
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Ulrich |
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