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On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:10:58 +0200 |
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Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o> wrote: |
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> > > our current VCS is inhibiting development and innovation. our repo |
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> > > layout is not! |
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> > I would say it is (exherbo is a half-decent example of something I |
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> > think is better). |
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> What problems are we trying to solve? |
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> Why is the exherbo approach better? |
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The Exherbo approach relies upon the package manager being good at |
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dealing with larger numbers of interdependent repositories. Unless |
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you've got a way of making Portage support things like repository deps, |
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unavailable-format repositories [1] and multiple repositories with |
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multiple dependencies, switching is going to make things pretty much |
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unusable for anyone using Portage... |
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[1]: http://ciaranm.wordpress.com/2008/06/12/dealing-with-lots-of-repositories/ |
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Ciaran McCreesh |