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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] RDEPENDing on packages from overlays?
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:40:49
Message-Id: 20110423123454.506fb6bc@googlemail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] RDEPENDing on packages from overlays? by Eray Aslan
1 On Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:05:48 +0300
2 Eray Aslan <eras@g.o> wrote:
3 > Comments on how to proceed? Is it OK for a virtual to list a package
4 > which is in an overlay in RDEPEND?
5
6 The way || ( ) dependencies are defined means doing so doesn't cause
7 any problems.
8
9 Having said that, overlays can always supply their own version of the
10 virtual package if they prefer. It's not ideal, but it does mean that
11 overlays aren't subjected to the whim of whoever's handling the virtual
12 in the main tree.
13
14 --
15 Ciaran McCreesh

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