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Tobias Klausmann <klausman@g.o> posted |
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20090516092710.GA3221@×××××××××××××××××.de, excerpted below, on Sat, 16 |
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May 2009 11:27:10 +0200: |
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> On Fri, 15 May 2009, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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>> or: |
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>> inherit versionator |
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>> if version_is_at_least 2 ; then |
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>> EAPI="2" |
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>> else |
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>> EAPI="0" |
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>> fi |
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> I was under the impression that it's illegal to change/set the EAPI |
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> after using inherit. |
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The short answer, based on my understanding of posts to this point, would |
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be that it's illegal for Gentoo (in-tree, council decided), but not |
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necessarily for all the overlays and Gentoo based projects out there. |
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On the one hand, as a result of the above, Gentoo doesn't have to concern |
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itself with the others and can decide what's best for the Gentoo tree and |
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dev-sponsored overlays presumably targeted at eventual tree inclusion. |
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On the other, regardless of what Gentoo decides, PMs wishing widest |
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compatibility must be prepared for it anyway. If I'm not mistaken, |
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paludis has the widest deployment footprint both in practice and by goal |
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at this point, so naturally, those developing it have broader concerns |
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than just Gentoo. |
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-- |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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