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On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Brian Dolbec <dolsen@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 16:45 +0200, Michał Górny wrote: |
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>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:37:31 -0400 |
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>> Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote: |
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>> > On Tuesday 24 April 2012 10:11:44 Theo Chatzimichos wrote: |
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>> > > Since .cvsignore is needed either way, I'm going to do it in three |
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>> > > days if there are no objections. But I'd like some feedback for the |
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>> > > move of the file in /var. Opinions? |
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>> > considering the server generates it and the end user never does, i |
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>> > don't see the point. they get it via the normal `emerge --sync` |
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>> > process. -mike |
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>> Maybe we should consider moving it to metadata/? |
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>> On the other hand, moving it will require fixing all tools using it. |
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>> And as it is already deprecated, I don't see much good in still working |
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>> on it. |
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> I agree, a sudden move (3 days) will cause nuisance breakage. If |
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> anything, lets firm up the schedule for it's removal, so that all tools |
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> can be updated to use cat/pkg/metadata.xml only for local flags. |
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> Otherwise there will be a lot of user noise generated over broken tools |
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> such as several gentoolkit utilities, porthole, kuroo, kportagetray,... |
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> -- |
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> Brian Dolbec <dolsen@g.o> |
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I said three days for the .cvsignore, not for moving the file to /var |
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