Re: [gentoo-dev] Adding slot and subslot deps to others' packages

[Michał Górny]

Dnia 2014-03-04, o godz. 15:54:18
Sergey Popov <pinkbyte@g.o> napisał(a):

> 02.03.2014 19:52, Michał Górny пишет:
> > Dnia 2014-03-02, o godz. 16:45:03
> > Jeroen Roovers <jer@g.o> napisał(a):
> >
> >> On Sun, 2 Mar 2014 09:37:22 +0100
> >> Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Few months ago I have written a small FAQ on how to use slots
> >>> and subslots for library dependencies properly [1]. However, today
> >>> I see that most of the developers didn't care to properly update their
> >>> packages and when I introduced binary compatibility slot in libgcrypt,
> >>> I had my hands full of work fixing the mess for a single package.
> >>
> >> How about you file a tracker bug report for each library package, and
> >> then file bug reports per package using that dependency blocking the
> >> tracker bug?
> >
> > Excuse me but are you serious? I'm supposed to report a faftillion
> > of bugs? Filing them will take more time than fixing the packages, not
> > to mention all the time wasted on handling responses and all other
> > noise. But it seems that Gentoo developers lately prefer noise over
> > real work.
> >
>
> Excuse me, will you get the full burden of possible breakages of all of
> the touched packages and will you not saying 'i updated the package and
> broke it, maintainers, please fix!'. No, sir, that would not work.

And how is that different from breakages when someone 
the rev-dep and doesn't fix your package?

> I agreed with Jeroen - file a bug or ping people in IRC.

Fine. I'm just going to confirm with Bugzie admin that it's fine to
file a few thousand bugs just to satisfy you two.

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny