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On Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:11:47 +0000 |
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Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@g.o> wrote: |
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> > Except that once we have EAPI in the file extension, we can change |
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> > anything we want in arbitrary ways without having to worry about |
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> > backwards compatibility, so we won't need silly hacks. |
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> Your response amounts to empty assertions. Never is a long time. |
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> It reminds me of a similar assertion that "640kB [of RAM] will be |
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> enough for anyone". |
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Er, no. Think about it. If EAPI is in file extension, the only concern |
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for backwards compatibility is not reusing an existing valid extension. |
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All we have to do is use a new EAPI value, and then we can change |
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whatever we like because non-supporting package managers will ignore it. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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