Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI-2

[Doug Goldstein]

Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto wrote:
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> Hi again.
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> Quoting Zac earlier in #gentoo-portage:
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> 21:46 < zmedico> jmbsvicetto: I think we essentially have a spec already
> that people can agree on. just take my draft and subtract the eapi*
> functions and the gitweb unpack extension.
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> So we're talking about adding the following to EAPI-2:
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> ~ * The 'doman' helper function recognizes language codes in man page
> ~   source files, and uses them to generate an appropriate
> ~   installation path.
>
> ~ * The meaning of the !atom blocker syntax now implies that
> ~   temporary simultaneous installation of conflicting packages is
> ~   allowed [3].
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> ~ * A new !!atom blocker syntax is now supported, for use in special
> ~   cases in which temporary simultaneous installation of conflicting
> ~   packages should not be allowed.
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> ~ * Dependency atoms can be constrained to match specific USE flag
> ~   states, including USE conditional expressions embedded within
> ~   the atoms themselves.
>
> ~ * SRC_URI supports a syntax extension which allows customization
> ~   of output file names by using a "->" operator.
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> ~ * A new src_prepare phase function is called after src_unpack.
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> ~ * The old src_compile phase function is split into separate
> ~   src_configure and src_compile fuctions.
>
> ~ * Default phase function implementations for the current EAPI are
> ~   accessible via a function having a name that begins with default_
> ~   and ends with the respective phase function name.
>
> ~ * The default phase function implementation for the currently
> ~   executing phase is accessible as a function named 'default'.
>
> Given the earlier discussion about EAPI-2 in
> http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_3e9d42191c3537c4f699c12cadd0ad99.xml
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> and cardoe's earlier request to the council ml, can the council members
> discuss this proposal and consider voting it?
> Does anyone have any objections to this proposal?
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> - --
> Regards,
>
> Jorge Vicetto (jmbsvicetto) - jmbsvicetto at gentoo dot org
> Gentoo- forums / Userrel / Devrel / SPARC / KDE
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That removes the only two sections that appeared to have any chatter on 
them. Anyone involved in PMS or other package managers have any input on 
this?