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> On 1 Aug 2021, at 00:23, Joshua Kinard <kumba@g.o> wrote: |
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>> [snip] |
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> Yeah, I found one mention in the Wiki[1], but not under "Profiles" in the |
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> devmanual[2]. The Wiki description doesn't say why that file is needed in |
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> every single subdirectory. |
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> [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Profile_(Portage)#Profile_structure |
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> [2] https://devmanual.gentoo.org/profiles/index.html |
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> That said, the PMS reference actually provides the clearest explanation. I |
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> think that language should be in the devmanual at [2], as it also explains |
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> the lack of inheritance. |
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Does this PR [0] for the devmanual help a bit? Let me know if you have feedback |
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(either here or on GitHub is fine, I don't mind). |
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> Okay, mystery solved. We'll have to someday revisit why this file can't be |
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> inherited, which would allow us to reduce the number of copies in the tree. |
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Yeah, I think this is worth investigating. I've wondered the same thing before. |
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[0] https://github.com/gentoo/devmanual/pull/240 |
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best, |
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sam |
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