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On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:15:25 -0800 |
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Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> > No it doesn't. It's transparent to users using an older package |
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> > manager. |
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> Would be useful if someone pulled older portage versions and checked |
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> exactly what they do in this case- explode, behave, etc (manifest |
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> behaviour included). It's been several years, but I recall portage |
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> having problems at the onset of EAPI w/ it. |
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It was checked back when 55 was originally written. If it's broken now, |
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it's a breakage since then... |
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> Frankly, in terms of g55 I don't particularly care if it were |
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> implemented- although I'd rather see it go in a seperate repo along |
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> w/ the dozen other fixups needed, preferably starting w/ overlays... |
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Well yes, but that's never realistically going to happen. 55's one of |
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the few repository format fixes that can happen in a reasonable |
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timeframe. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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