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commit: 57ba0f67f138341373555447371bd125e34e5b1c |
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Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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AuthorDate: Mon Jan 10 01:20:35 2022 +0000 |
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Commit: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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CommitDate: Tue Feb 22 07:11:24 2022 +0000 |
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URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=57ba0f67 |
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ebuild-writing/eapi: document upgrade path policy |
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The "upgrade path" policy is not particularly well-defined; |
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over the years, various people have come to understand it |
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as "two years", "one year", with mixed interpretations |
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within that (is it enough to be able to upgrade just |
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Portage?) |
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This is a start towards formalising policy here, |
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even if we end up changing it later, at least |
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it's codified. |
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Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/821553 |
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Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org> |
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ebuild-writing/eapi/text.xml | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ |
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1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) |
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diff --git a/ebuild-writing/eapi/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/eapi/text.xml |
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index e85a3ec..257232c 100644 |
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--- a/ebuild-writing/eapi/text.xml |
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+++ b/ebuild-writing/eapi/text.xml |
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@@ -62,8 +62,29 @@ EAPI-conditional code) |
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When writing new ebuilds developers can choose whatever EAPI they think |
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is the best. Using the features of the latest EAPI is encouraged. |
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</p> |
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+</body> |
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+ |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>Upgrade path</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Gentoo policy is to support upgrades for installations at least a year old |
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+with no/little intervention and up to two years old with minor intervention. To |
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+achieve this, developers must avoid using the latest EAPI in ebuilds within |
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+the <c>@system</c> set (see <uri link="::general-concepts/dependencies/#implicit-system-dependency"/>) |
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+or its dependencies. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+The Base System project has |
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+<uri link="https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Base#Rules_and_limitations">rules</uri> |
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+governing their use of newer EAPIs, as does the |
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+<uri link="https://dev.gentoo.org/~mgorny/python-guide/package-maintenance.html#porting-packages-to-a-new-eapi">Python project</uri>. |
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+</p> |
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</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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