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Markos Chandras: |
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>> Gentoo, almost all pkgconfig files come from upstream with minimal |
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>> modification. So a .pc file that is specific to Gentoo is a rare |
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>> exception, and it could cause confusion for users who installed Gentoo |
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>> on their development machine and who wish to develop new portable |
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>> software. |
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> I don't see how this is a bad thing. This actually makes us look good in |
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> the sense that we stick to upstream code as much as possible. |
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> In an ideal world, all distros would be compatible :) |
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Yeah, I was actually under the impression that gentoo is a |
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"meta-distribution" and therefor takes the pain to maintain a complex |
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Package Manager Specification amongst other things. |
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Our philosophy states that our tools "should be a joy to use". If we add |
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random hackery on stuff that affects portability across distros, then |
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this doesn't hold true anymore. |
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