Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] About forcing rebuilds of other packages issue
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2012 18:15:02
Message-Id: 20120607190950.6169f7b8@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] About forcing rebuilds of other packages issue by Zac Medico
1 On Thu, 07 Jun 2012 10:42:29 -0700
2 Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o> wrote:
3 > >> It seems like you're trying to make glib fit your SLOT operator
4 > >> model, even though it's a natural fit for the ABI_SLOT operator
5 > >> model.
6 > >
7 > > No, I'm trying to strongly encourage people to make proper use of
8 > > slots to avoid having mass breakages and annoyances on user
9 > > systems, even if it means more work for developers.
10 >
11 > But aren't you also trying to make them deviate from upstreams'
12 > release models?
13
14 Only if upstream are cowboys who go out of their way to make it hard to
15 slot things.
16
17 > > Broken linkage due to an upgrade really shouldn't happen.
18 >
19 > It's certainly not ideal, but wouldn't it be useful to have the
20 > flexibility to accommodate it? Let's be practical.
21
22 Blockers plus SLOT provides that flexibility.
23
24 --
25 Ciaran McCreesh

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