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On Thu, Nov 08, 2012 at 07:15:57PM +0100, Fabian Groffen wrote: |
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> On 08-11-2012 11:45:48 -0600, William Hubbs wrote: |
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> > > - approve/disapprove removal of gen_usr_ldscript |
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> > A better way to put this is disabling gen_usr_ldscript on Linux. |
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> > Some of the alternate platforms still use it, so I do not advocate |
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> > killing the function. |
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> > If we go forward with the plan, there is no reason the council should |
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> > reject disabling gen_usr_ldscript on Linux that I am aware of. |
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> > This also has to wait until the blockers are resolved on the tracker. |
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> Do you suggest to drop the point from the agenda? I'd love that. |
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I believe we can drop the gen_usr_ldscript question, yes, because if |
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everything else happens, we can just have the toolchain guys make it a |
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noop on Linux. |
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> > > - define timeframe |
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> > > * 30 days |
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> > > * 6 months |
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> > > * 1 year |
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> > |
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> > Once the blockers are done and we release a news item, implementing |
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> > one of the choices is a matter of emerging a package, possibly running a |
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> > command (genkernel with the appropriate options) and updating your boot |
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> > loader configuration before your next reboot. |
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> > Considering that we are holding back stabilizations of more and more |
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> > packages the longer we wait, is it really a good idea to extend the time |
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> > frame to 6 months or a year? |
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> Yes. I don't think it is reasonable to have a very short timeframe for |
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> having to make such a potentially dangerous change. |
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I agree that this is a potentially dangerous change. However, I don't think it |
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is reasonable for us to penalize stable users by making them wait a year for |
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newer software because we are waiting to make sure that those who have |
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a separate mount for /usr make a change that we can't make for them |
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automatically. |
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I would be ok with going a little longer than 30 days, but 6 months or |
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a year might be a bit extreme. |
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I guess I'm just thinking that no matter how long we wait, there is |
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going to be someone out there who isn't going to follow our directions. |
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William |
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