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From: "Kevin F. Quinn" <kevquinn@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] autotools eclass - set default for WANT_AUTO*
Date: Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:48:05
Message-Id: 20070106154710.3d423082@c1358217.kevquinn.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] autotools eclass - set default for WANT_AUTO* by Mike Frysinger
1 On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 05:21:48 -0500
2 Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > On Saturday 06 January 2007 05:10, Alon Bar-Lev wrote:
5 > > Is there any reason why not setting "latest" as default for
6 > > WANT_AUTO* variables?
7 > >
8 > > I believe that an ebuild should set these variables only if there is
9 > > some exception.
10 >
11 > that seems like a not-too-shabby idea actually
12
13 Not sure. Would we run the risk that working ebuilds would start to
14 fail when newer autotools versions arrive?
15
16 --
17 Kevin F. Quinn

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