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On Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:24:19 +0200 |
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Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o> wrote: |
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> Also, keep in mind that with an external utility you have far less |
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> control on what is executed than with something in $PORTDIR: people may |
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> use an older buggy version of the utility, while when shipping it in |
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> $PORTDIR you are sure that the version is up to date. |
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Conversely ... you can't force people to use a specific version of portage. |
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But you can force a dependency on a newer version of the external utility |
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if the package needs to. |
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