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On Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:36:10 -0400 (EDT) |
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"Michael Sterrett -Mr. Bones.-" <msterret@××××.com> wrote: |
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> The ebuild howto has been clear on this topic for quite a while: |
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> "The fourth subsection of the package name is the Gentoo |
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> Linux-specific revision number ({-r#}). This subsection, like the |
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> suffix, is also optional. # is a non-zero positive integer; e.g., |
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> package-4.5.3-r3" |
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The ebuild howto is massively out of line with the tree and with the |
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package managers in that entire section. Whilst the ebuild howto might |
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be a nice starting point, it's in no way suitable for consulting for |
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either tree policy or package manager policy... |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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