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* Noack, Sebastian <S.Noack@××××××××××.de> schrieb: |
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> I like to try bleeding edge beta versions. But I hate that if I will |
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> install for example the new firefox 2 beta via portage, it will unmerge |
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> the current stable version. I would prefer to have a stable version for |
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> daily work and the beta version for testing purposes at the same time on |
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> my system. Therefore I would propose to introduce a policy, which forces |
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> each ebuild with the suffix _alpha, _beta or _pre have to be slotable. |
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Why not just putting alpha or beta packages in their own ebuild ? |
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ie. firefox-BETA ? |
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Those ebuilds should live in their own testing overlay, to keep the |
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main tree smaller. |
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cu |
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Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ |
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Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: |
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http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce |
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Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: |
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http://patches.metux.de/ |
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