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On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Ciaran McCreesh |
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<ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:23:48 -0400 |
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> James Cloos <cloos@×××××××.com> wrote: |
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>> OK. Let me rephrase. Portage does not need to validate local |
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>> changes. |
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> Sure it does. If it doesn't, and your local changes affect metadata, |
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> horrible things happen. |
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Why not check the mtime on the overlay, if it is older than last sync |
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time, not invalid. |
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>> If a user uses a local eclass to override one in portage or in some |
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>> remote overlay s/he follows, it is his/er responsibility to update |
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>> it when the original undergoes major renovation. |
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> Users aren't responsible... |
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And doing everything we can to make them not be isn't going to teach |
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them anything. |
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> -- |
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> Ciaran McCreesh |
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Steev |