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On 24/11/2012 11:20, Peter Stuge wrote: |
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> This discussion is not about how wise the RUBY_TARGETS syntax is for |
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> ruby, it is about if it would be possible to find and use a common |
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> syntax for all languages, to make a more consistent Gentoo interface. |
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Pffft... |
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>> We're not going to change it just because. |
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> Sorry, what do you mean by "just because" ? |
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> I guess that you agree that being consistent and coherent helps |
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> acceptance, and that increasing Gentoo acceptance is desirable? |
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No. Being consistently stupid is not a good reason to be consistent. |
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And since as I said the RUBY_TARGETS interface is designed to be _usable |
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by Ruby developers_, being consistent and breaking that, is not |
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something I would care about. |
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Diego Elio Pettenò — Flameeyes |
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