Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Michael Orlitzky <michael@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI usage
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:18:04
Message-Id: 5048DA5F.6060803@orlitzky.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI usage by Brian Harring
1 On 09/05/2012 05:29 PM, Brian Harring wrote:
2 >
3 > Yes, I stated it because I view it as useful/sane.
4 >
5 >> and isn't a compromise at all.
6 >
7 > I think you're mistaken in assuming a compromise is the required
8 > outcome of this. Given the choice between something productive, and
9 > something not productive, you don't choose the quasi-productive
10 > solution.
11
12 From a developer's perspective, it's obviously better to be able to do
13 whatever you want. But for users it'd be nice to be able to request a
14 bump to EAPI5 and not get told to buzz off.
15
16 Some people are unhappy with the current situation or this thread
17 wouldn't exist. A good compromise should make everyone just a little bit
18 unhappy =)

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI usage Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI usage Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com>