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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Reverse use of Python/Ruby versions
Date: Sun, 09 Apr 2017 21:46:45
Message-Id: b7cd236a-2b8a-06de-7541-795e75e42e0e@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Reverse use of Python/Ruby versions by "William L. Thomson Jr."
1 On 04/09/2017 06:15 PM, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote:
2 > Not sure if this is practical, it may be less work if the use of
3 > Python and Ruby versions ( maybe others ) is reversed. Rather than
4 > adding all the versions that the ebuild supports. What if it only
5 > included versions it did not support?
6
7 It would only work if upstream provide a strong assurance for forward
8 compatibility. Explicit testing and marking working seems the only
9 practical way to ensure stability.
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Reverse use of Python/Ruby versions Francesco Riosa <vivo75@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Reverse use of Python/Ruby versions "William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt-ml@××××××.com>