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On 20:26 Mon 09 Mar , Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:49:16 +0100 |
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> Tiziano Müller <dev-zero@g.o> wrote: |
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> > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pPAJXP6shYH78lCXeqRqCUQ |
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> Here're some more easy ones. |
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This list sounds mostly good to me. |
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> * Limit values in $USE to ones in $IUSE (bug 176467). The existing |
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> behaviour's majorly annoying; time for the package manager to start |
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> enforcing things strictly. |
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I really like this one, and I've wanted it for a wihle. |
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> Not sure if these can go in in time for Portage or not: |
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> * Utility commands, even the ones that aren't functions, should die. To |
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> get a non-die version, prefix the command with nonfatal (e.g. |
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> 'nonfatal dodoc README', which just returns non-zero on failure |
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> rather than splatting). |
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Sounds useful to have less '|| die' all over the place. |
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> * Calling unpack on an unrecognised extension should be fatal, unless |
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> --if-compressed is specified. The default src_unpack needs to use |
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> this. |
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Why? |
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Thanks, |
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Donnie |
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Donnie Berkholz |
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Developer, Gentoo Linux |
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Blog: http://dberkholz.wordpress.com |