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Stephen P. Becker wrote: |
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>> Using a single keyword would make us unable to mark for example |
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>> helixplayer (source) x86 and -amd64 at the same time (as it's now). |
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> So package.mask it in the (now hypothetical) amd64 sub-profile, and it |
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> is fixed. |
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That's exactly why i don't like the idea of merging keywords: You loose the |
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~arch state. Quite a big share of packages work without a single issue on x86, |
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but they're still experimental on amd64 (although they generally work). And x86 |
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devs wont wait on us just because we say 'nooo, not stable enough' nor will they |
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fix our bugs, as most of them aren't reproducible on x86. |
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Also, you can't compare sparc32/sparc64 to x86/amd64: sparc64 is just a 64bit |
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kernel with a 32bit userland. For users who want that, there is already a |
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keyword: x86. |
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Simon Stelling |
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Gentoo/AMD64 Operational Co-Lead |
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blubb@g.o |
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