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On 27-11-2017 14:31:29 +0100, Michael Haubenwallner wrote: |
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> Hi Fabian, |
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> On 11/27/2017 11:07 AM, Fabian Groffen wrote: |
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> > Hi all, |
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> > I've just finished removing all few remaining interrevisions (-r0.XY) |
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> > ebuilds from the prefix tree. |
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> > In the next Portage release, interrevision support will be removed. |
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> Please don't! |
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Ok! |
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> > I believe we no longer need to modify ebuilds so often, and keeping this |
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> > feature is now a deviation from mainline which we better avoid. |
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> Although I've not managed yet to submit as GLEP or so, having interrevisions |
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> is quite important to me - and for a meta distribution in general I believe. |
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[snipping reasons as to why interrevisions are useful] |
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Would it be acceptable to "ban" the interrevisions from the prefix-tree, |
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but keep support in Prefix Portage? |
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Thanks, |
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Fabian |
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Fabian Groffen |
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Gentoo on a different level |
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