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From: Fabian Groffen <grobian@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: lzma tarball usage
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 19:09:28
Message-Id: 20080508190907.GL16108@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: lzma tarball usage by Mart Raudsepp
1 On 08-05-2008 21:45:00 +0300, Mart Raudsepp wrote:
2 > d) too early adoption in critical system packages - once above issues
3 > are solved, higher levels should be using it first, before critical
4 > system packages (for example shows in the circular dep hell with m4)
5
6 been there, done that.
7
8 > e) It has been suggested the support should have been added with new
9 > EAPI instead of local build deps (some of which are missing, for
10 > instance in the hand-rolled for-no-reason-whatsoever .tar.lzma format
11 > net-tools doesn't have a dep in addition to using lzma for no good
12 > reason)
13
14 Chill, relax and cool down. Instead, just ask those who decided to
15 follow upstream why and if they have even thought about the issues you
16 brought up.
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20 Fabian Groffen
21 Gentoo on a different level
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: lzma tarball usage "Santiago M. Mola" <coldwind@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: lzma tarball usage Mart Raudsepp <leio@g.o>