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On 9/30/13 1:31 AM, heroxbd@g.o wrote: |
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> Having a unstable eclass as toolchain-r1.eclass in tree might not be a |
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> good idea compared to an overlay though. |
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If that's the case, it should be pretty straightforward to create an |
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overlay with that eclass, either under toolchain-r1 or just |
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toolchain.eclass name. |
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> Regarding eclass, I have a question: Why do we keep all old versions of |
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> gcc and glibc? If the point is only being upgradable from old Gentoo, is |
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> the requirement lefted now? If it is for users who need a specific |
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> version of gcc/glibc, why don't we create a toolchain-archive overlay |
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> for that purpose? In the overlay we can have historical snapshots of |
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> toolchain.eclass, too. |
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I think that idea is worth exploring. |
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> Keeping only a few version of gcc in tree will ease the maintenance of |
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> toolchain eclass a lot. |
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+1 |
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Paweł |