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> Michael Krelin wrote: |
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>>> The question is whether scripts that, say, parse emerge -pv output have |
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>>> to carry on working. |
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>> I think this requirement would put portage itself in quite uncomfortable |
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>> situation. |
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>> |
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> It's a non-issue imo; it's up to script authors and maintainers (aka users) |
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> to keep up with whichever tools they choose, cf Bash 3.2 regex changes. |
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> If it's a useful script, it'll get updated. |
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I think the same applies not only for different portage versions, but |
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for various package managers too. There may be some parts of the output |
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strictly specified, but otherwise it's like indeed forcing all |
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sendmail-compatible mailers provide uniform mailq output. |
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Love, |
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