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On 07/24/12 09:21, Ian Stakenvicius wrote: |
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> Given that this just affects new installs, is a news item (via |
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> portage) a particularly good way to inform everyone? I was wondering |
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> if it'd make more sense to notify on the website and *definitely* |
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> change the Handbook... |
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> ..and maybe include an '/etc/make.conf.moved' in the stage files for |
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> the next 6 months which says the above? |
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I think a news item is reasonable here (in addition to the above). Most |
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users don't know about the move from /etc/make.conf to |
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/etc/portage/make.conf. After this change, there will be a |
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gradually-increasing need to know that a switch took place. |
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1) To a first approximation, nobody reads the documentation. |
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2) /etc/portage/make.conf overrides the traditional location. If you |
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have both, it will lead to subtle problems. After this change, new |
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users won't even know that /etc/make.conf used to exist, so there's |
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a possibility of two admins stepping on each others' feet. |
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3) When providing help on forums and mailing lists, existing users |
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will need to know that the location was switched. |
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4) There are problems I haven't thought of. Better safe than sorry. |
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