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On Wed, 17 May 2006 14:12:52 -0400 Chris Gianelloni |
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<wolf31o2@g.o> wrote: |
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| No. It isn't. I said that it can not build a Gentoo release, and |
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| paludis can not.[1] Are you trying to tell me that I am wrong and |
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| that paludis *can* build a Gentoo release? I'm really interested to |
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| hear what magic you have used to distort reality to make this |
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| possible. |
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At present, no, since we haven't implemented non-tbz2 binaries. |
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| #1. Can paludis work with catalyst? |
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No. Nor will it ever, nor will it need to. |
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| #2. Can paludis build all of the release materials required by the |
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| Release Engineering release guidelines? |
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No. Nor will it ever, nor will it need to. |
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| #3. Can paludis build a portage-compatible VDB that can be used by the |
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| Gentoo Linux Installer? |
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No. Nor will it ever, nor will it need to. |
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Your claim, specifically, was "It *is* essential if paludis were to |
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ever be used for release building.". There is more than one way to skin |
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a cat, and some of those ways don't involve getting blood all over the |
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floor. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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Mail : ciaran dot mccreesh at blueyonder.co.uk |
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