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> hmm, I'm just thinking about splitting the tree into separate |
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> (larger) parts, actually: move out certain subtrees to an overlay. |
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> For example: KDE. |
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> Many people/systems won't ever use it (ie. have no X at all). |
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> Others are very interested in it. |
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> If we had this whole subtree in an overlay, it would make the main |
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> tree much, much smaller, so easier to maintain and save load from |
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> the mirrors. |
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> But this only works good, if its actually an *subtree*, and *not* |
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> overriding any packages from the main tree. Otherwise we soon get |
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> ugly conflicts and evrything goes to hell. |
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There are developers that are interested in this; however I don't think |
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it's a place that the majority of Gentoo is willing to go to (as those |
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developers have already noted ;) ). |
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