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commit: e86291bf6f6c1a93a6144d6995396a80cb402fa6 |
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Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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AuthorDate: Wed Aug 22 05:02:52 2018 +0000 |
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Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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CommitDate: Sun Sep 23 06:55:56 2018 +0000 |
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URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=e86291bf |
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ebuild-maintenance/maintenance-tasks: Amend section on package removal. |
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Clarify that reverse dependencies are to be removed. |
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ebuild-maintenance/maintenance-tasks/text.xml | 9 +++++++-- |
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1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) |
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diff --git a/ebuild-maintenance/maintenance-tasks/text.xml b/ebuild-maintenance/maintenance-tasks/text.xml |
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index 10e25d9..e4a173f 100644 |
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--- a/ebuild-maintenance/maintenance-tasks/text.xml |
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+++ b/ebuild-maintenance/maintenance-tasks/text.xml |
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@@ -437,13 +437,18 @@ When removing packages follow these steps: |
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<ol> |
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<li> |
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- Make sure that no dependencies in Portage are broken due to the removal |
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+ Make sure that no dependencies in the Gentoo repository are broken due to |
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+ the removal |
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</li> |
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<li>Send last rites to gentoo-dev-announce and gentoo-dev</li> |
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<li>Mask the package</li> |
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<li>Wait 30 days (or more)</li> |
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<li>Remove from the git tree unless the reason for removal has been fixed</li> |
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- <li>Remove package.mask entry</li> |
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+ <li> |
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+ Remove any references to the package from other ebuilds, e.g., |
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+ use-conditional dependencies. Blockers are the only exception to this. |
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+ </li> |
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+ <li>Remove package.mask and any package.use.mask entries</li> |
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<li> |
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Remove the <c><pkg></c> tags referencing this package in the |
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<uri link="::ebuild-writing/misc-files/metadata">metadata.xml</uri> |
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