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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP] Optional runtime dependencies via runtime-switchable USE flags
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:22:41
Message-Id: 20120925171746.19a8932c@googlemail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP] Optional runtime dependencies via runtime-switchable USE flags by hasufell
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4 On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:02:39 +0200
5 hasufell <hasufell@g.o> wrote:
6 > > Really? I thought it was pretty clearly. Yes, you need an
7 > > implementation beforehand.
8 >
9 > Maybe you should read:
10 > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0001.html
11 >
12 >
13 > "The reference implementation must be completed before any GLEP is
14 > given status "Final", but it need not be completed before the GLEP is
15 > accepted."
16 >
17 > This is not about some EAPI stuff, this is about getting it _accepted_
18 > not _implemented_.
19
20 "Need not" does not mean "should not", and "completed" is not the same
21 as "exists". In this case, any reasonable observer will conclude that
22 for this particular problem, having a reasonable reference
23 implementation and a bunch of ebuilds to play with before we spend any
24 more time on discussion would be extremely helpful.
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26 - --
27 Ciaran McCreesh
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