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From: Michael Orlitzky <mjo@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: version/slot locked dependencies in eclasses like autotools.eclass and vala.eclass
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:04:51
Message-Id: a00afe57-024a-77f8-2dc2-814d892a0e83@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: version/slot locked dependencies in eclasses like autotools.eclass and vala.eclass by Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
1 On 01/22/2018 05:10 AM, Duncan wrote:
2 >>>
3 >>> If the dependencies are to remain in the eclasses, then the eclasses
4 >>> should get a new revision when those dependencies change. Afterwards,
5 >>> the consumers can be revbumped and stabilized normally to utilize the
6 >>> new eclass.
7 >>
8 >> Sounds good!
9 >
10 > How does that work with live-vcs ebuilds, aka -9999 ebuilds?
11 >
12
13 It doesn't. As with upstream code changes, you have to figure out
14 yourself when it's time to re-emerge a live ebuild.

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