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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] autotools eclass - set default for WANT_AUTO*
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:46:25
Message-Id: 200701061042.55995.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] autotools eclass - set default for WANT_AUTO* by "Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò"
1 On Saturday 06 January 2007 10:22, Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò wrote:
2 > On Saturday 06 January 2007 11:10, Alon Bar-Lev wrote:
3 > > Is there any reason why not setting "latest" as default for WANT_AUTO*
4 > > variables?
5 >
6 > Because then stuff will "magically" work in stable, and break in ~arch, and
7 > you won't know why it's happening.
8
9 i dont follow
10
11 > Instead if you follow the procedure (set the variables) you know that you
12 > asked for latest version, and you'll be able to check what the problem is.
13
14 what does it matter if all of the ebuilds declare latest or the eclass
15 declares latest ?
16 -mike

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Re: [gentoo-dev] autotools eclass - set default for WANT_AUTO* "Diego 'Flameeyes' Pettenò" <flameeyes@g.o>