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commit: 1916f42b99447c45e1f8e920dcdd025715a7c328 |
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Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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AuthorDate: Mon Mar 22 05:30:00 2021 +0000 |
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Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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CommitDate: Tue Mar 30 06:53:23 2021 +0000 |
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URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=1916f42b |
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eclass-writing: mention that checking (official) overlays may be useful |
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This is just a politeness/interesting thought which people may want to |
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consider, rather than a hard requirement. |
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For "official" overlays in particular, a Gentoo developer should be able |
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to give the responsible developer(s) a quick ping to ensure they're |
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aware if their overlay seems to be heavily using legacy functionality. |
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Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org> |
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Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org> |
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eclass-writing/text.xml | 5 ++++- |
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1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) |
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diff --git a/eclass-writing/text.xml b/eclass-writing/text.xml |
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index 70f9fff..adf3671 100644 |
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--- a/eclass-writing/text.xml |
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+++ b/eclass-writing/text.xml |
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@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ package, and thus does not typically require changes to be emailed for review. |
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<p> |
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When removing a function or changing the API of an eclass, make sure that |
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-it doesn't break any ebuilds in the Gentoo repository. |
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+it doesn't break any ebuilds in the Gentoo repository. Optionally, you may wish |
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+to do a survey of some (official) overlays like <c>::guru</c>, <c>::musl</c>, or |
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+<c>::science</c> in order to better understand how it is currently used and |
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+<d/> where possible <d/> avoid breakage by pinging the maintainers directly. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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