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* Matthias Schwarzott <zzam@g.o> schrieb: |
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Hi, |
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> This post is about how to create a nice upgrade path when merging two |
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> packages. |
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> The packages I care about are media-plugins/vdr-streamdev-{client,server}, |
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> that we wanted to merge into one media-plugins/vdr-streamdev package. |
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please, please, don't do at it all. |
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Server vs. clients things should really be separated, and if there's |
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shared code between them (eg. proto headers), it should belong to |
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another package. We've already got enough blowed-up, fat packages. |
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Same with the -client / -server useflags: they're just a work around |
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for certain upstream's crap design - if they really understood the |
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concept named "client-server-model", we'd have clean lines and wouldn't |
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need this at all. |
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Actually, I didn't check whether the upstream did this mixup or just |
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you, so I won't accuse you for that ;P. If it's the upstream's fault, |
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please try to stop them. |
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Yes, I know Gentoo's policy is to stay as near to upstream as |
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possible, but there should be a limit. Upstream quality can range |
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widely, from excellent to crap. Please try to keep the overall |
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quality as high as possible and leave out the crap. |
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cu |
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Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ |
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Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: |
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http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce |
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Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: |
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http://patches.metux.de/ |
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