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On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:16:01 +0100 |
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Steve Long <slong@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> Unless someone can say what using PROPERTIES=prefix would break, I'd |
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> go with that. It's a /classic/ usage of that variable, as it's simply |
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> a boolean; PROPERTIES is well-defined and I'm hoping all the manglers |
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> support it. It'd be great to see the prefix branch finally merged so |
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> we all get to play with it. |
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It would break. Prefix ebuilds won't work unless ED is set, and a non |
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PROPERTIES aware or non-prefix-property aware package manager won't set |
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ED. Unless prefix is reimplemented to require no package manager |
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changes for the install to / case, PROPERTIES is out. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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