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From: Ryan Hill <dirtyepic@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: Dependencies on system packages
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:50:09
Message-Id: 20061216124630.102c8602@tycho.dirtyepic.ca
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Dependencies on system packages by Stephen Bennett
1 Stephen Bennett <spb@g.o> wrote:
2
3 > > Could you spell out that exception clause, please?
4 >
5 > It doesn't translate well into words, but we'll go with something
6 > like "Unless you know exactly why the rule is there, understand
7 > fully the implications of breaking it, and know why it's a
8 > good idea in this particular case."
9 >
10 > However, if you're in a position to be invoking that clause, you
11 > should know about it anyway.
12
13 Can we skip the sekrit rulez crap and just spell it out? Really, how
14 does this help anyone?

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Dependencies on system packages Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@×××××××.org>