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On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 10:18:14PM +0900, Jason Stubbs wrote: |
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> > ``Display-If-Installed:`` |
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> > A dependency atom or simple package name (for example, |
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> > ``<dev-lang/php-5_alpha`` or ``net-www/apache``). If the user has the |
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> > package specified installed, the news item should be displayed. |
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> > |
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> > ``Display-If-Keyword:`` |
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> > A keyword [#glep-22]_ name, for example ``mips``. If the user is on the |
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> > arch in question, the news item should be displayed. |
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> > |
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> > ``Display-If-Profile:`` |
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> > A profile path, for example ``default-linux/sparc/sparc64/server``. If |
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> > the user is using the exact profile in question, the news item should be |
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> > displayed. This header may be used to replace ``deprecated`` files in |
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> > the future. |
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> |
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> Isn't keyword just a generalization of profile? Why have both? |
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You would have to specify a common subprofile, and have the code know |
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to dig through the ancestors of a profile. |
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Breaks down when dealing with profiles that lack a common base |
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(conversion from flat profiles to cascaded for example). |
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~harring |
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