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From: Marius Mauch <genone@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Portage local package revisions
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:41:09
Message-Id: 20061022214244.bedf78d9.genone@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Portage local package revisions by Brian Harring
1 On Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:39:26 -0700
2 Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com> wrote:
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4 > -r* is an ebuild convention; upstream (exemption of older daft portage
5 > releases) doesn't use it, as such we define it; should define it as
6 > simple as possible without castrating it's use.
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8 So to you having to understand two slightly different comparison algorithms is simpler than one? Can't agree with that, the simplest defintion for `bar` is `see foo` if `foo` is already known.
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10 And as for the final letter in versions/revisions: If upstream sometimes prefers this naming scheme, why are you so sure that other people (users) won't prefer it?
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12 Marius
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Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Portage local package revisions Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: Portage local package revisions Philip Walls <malverian@g.o>