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050905 Jason Stubbs wrote: |
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> virtual/editor is a terrible case. :/ |
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> it's possible that unmerging slotted packages of the one key |
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> may break your system. How's about not warning |
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> if there's more than one installed cat/pkg (rather than cat/pkg-ver) |
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> satisfying the profile atom that is being triggered? |
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-- patch snipped -- |
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I'ld say that the behaviour should be left alone |
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pending a larger rewrite of Portage's handling of this kind of thing. |
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Meanwhile, simply amend the warning to read in red letters eg |
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"WARNING : removing this package may break your system !! |
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Have you checked that you have a proper alternative installed ?? |
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If you are not certain what you are doing, please STOP NOW !! |
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Do you want to proceed (NO/yes) ? " |
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Answering 'yes' would start the usual countdown (i have 10 sec ); |
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any other answer would cancel the unmerge. |
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That has the virtue of giving the user accurate information |
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& leaving the final choice -- Gentoo-style -- upto him/her. |
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Oh & while we're on the subject, why is Joe a virtual, but not E3 ... ? |
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