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From: Pacho Ramos <pacho@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: toolchain-r1.eclass
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2013 04:59:14
Message-Id: 1374814737.1207.1.camel@localhost
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: toolchain-r1.eclass by Ryan Hill
1 El jue, 25-07-2013 a las 22:30 -0600, Ryan Hill escribió:
2 > On Thu, 25 Jul 2013 09:26:48 -0700
3 > ""Paweł Hajdan, Jr."" <phajdan.jr@g.o> wrote:
4 >
5 > > About one month ago I've filed
6 > > <https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=474358> about modernizing
7 > > toolchain.eclass by creating new toolchain-r1.eclass and migrating
8 > > ebuilds using it to the new eclass.
9 > >
10 > > Please see attachments and review the code.
11 > >
12 > > One issue has already been raised, and it's prefix-related changes. I
13 > > don't know what to change there, but I'm happy to test suggested changes.
14 > >
15 > > Then there is a question whether toolchain packages should use EAPI 5,
16 > > and I think providing an upgrade path is a good concern. Given
17 > > portage/python constraints though, it seems to me it would be fine. If
18 > > you think it'd be better, I could use a lower EAPI just in case.
19 > >
20 > > All feedback is welcome.
21 >
22 > I meant to work on this last week but got distracted. I have a bunch of
23 > build changes testing locally but need to make some cross compilers.
24 >
25 > I don't think we will be moving to 5 very soon. I have nothing against it but
26 > Mike might be a harder sell. I want USE deps so I'm going to do 2 at least,
27 > then get the prefix guys on board for 3.
28 >
29 > Like I said on the bug I don't think we want to do a new eclass (or if we did I
30 > would make a toolchain-next for masked versions and backport stuff).
31 >
32 >
33
34 Last time I talked with him, Mike was ok with eapi4 for base-system
35 packages, but no idea if toolchain will have a special treatment. Better
36 wait for him to reply here :/