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From: Jonas Stein <jstein@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: m.mairkeimberger@×××××.com
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH] fdo-mime.eclass: Mark the eclass as deprecated
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 02:30:22
Message-Id: fe950787-ca61-3c53-8d1a-ad0b37c50e51@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH] fdo-mime.eclass: Mark the eclass as deprecated by "Michał Górny"
1 On 19/06/17 15:20, Michał Górny wrote:
2 > The GNOME team has committed the xdg-utils.eclass serving exactly
3 > the same purpose as fdo-mime.eclass, supposedly with the goal of
4 > replacing it. However, it seems that they have never bothered to
5 > actually hint the deprecation in the fdo-mime.eclass in any way.
6 > As a result, developers are still adding references to this eclass
7 > instead of using xdg-utils or xdg, and/or not working towards replacing
8 > them.
9 >
10 > Add an explicit deprecation notice to the fdo-mime.eclass to make it
11 > clear that the eclass should not be used in new packages, and what
12 > the replacement eclasses are.
13
14 Packages and Ebuilds which are still using the fdo-mime are listed here:
15
16 Packages:
17 https://qa-reports.gentoo.org/output/eclass-usage/fdo-mime.txt
18
19 Ebuilds sorted by Maintainer or Package
20 http://gentoo.levelnine.at/simplechecks/fdo-mime-check/
21
22 If you see your name in the list, you find a list of your packages with
23 inherit fdo-mime.
24
25 Thanks to Michael. For his script.
26
27 --
28 Best,
29 Jonas

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