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From: Alexis Ballier <aballier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP] Optional runtime dependencies via runtime-switchable USE flags
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:39:55
Message-Id: 20120925123616.090cc05d@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [pre-GLEP] Optional runtime dependencies via runtime-switchable USE flags by hasufell
1 On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:30:07 +0200
2 hasufell <hasufell@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > On 09/25/2012 05:25 PM, Alexis Ballier wrote:
5 > > On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:17:07 +0200
6 > > hasufell <hasufell@g.o> wrote:
7 > >
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11 > >> On 09/25/2012 05:10 PM, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
12 > >>> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:04:55 +0200 hasufell <hasufell@g.o>
13 > >>> wrote:
14 > >>>> Do we need an implementation beforehand? Afaik zac said that the
15 > >>>> implementation would not be very complicated, so why not vote on
16 > >>>> this now/soon?
17 > >>>
18 > >>> Well we can't really compare it to SDEPEND (which is implemented
19 > >>> in Paludis, for kdebuild-1 and exheres-0) without at least a
20 > >>> half-arsed implementation.
21 > >>>
22 > >>> Also, speaking as someone who *has* implemented this kind of
23 > >>> thing, I have extreme doubts as to the viability of the proposal.
24 > >>> So I'd be extremely wary of voting in favour of it until we've
25 > >>> been able to have a play with an implementation.
26 > >>>
27 > >>
28 > >> sorry?
29 > >>
30 > >> I don't see an answers to any of my questions.
31 > >
32 > > he wants an implementation beforehand :)
33 > >
34 >
35 > Is he a council member?
36 >
37
38 That doesn't prevent him from talking from past experiences and giving
39 his opinion. Council is free to ignore his request also.

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