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On Sat, 16 May 2009 15:50:39 +0100 |
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Steven J Long <slong@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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> > On Sat, 16 May 2009 11:27:10 +0200 |
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> > Tobias Klausmann <klausman@g.o> wrote: |
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> >> Change the spec, then. |
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> > |
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> > If we change the spec, we can't do anything with the change until |
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> > we're absolutely sure that everyone's updated both their ebuilds |
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> > and their package manager for it. |
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> > |
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> Isn't that what the EAPI process is for? |
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> The "support every overlay and old version of portage known to Gentoo" |
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> is a "straw man" as one hears so much of. GLEP-55 makes explicit |
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> mention of waiting for 2008.0 to ship, and Gentoo is ultimately only |
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> responsible for the software it ships, including sunrise. |
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You've missed the point. The point is, the EAPI process can't avoid the |
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"huge wait before we can use it" for certain types of change that |
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would be extremely useful. GLEP 55 fixes this limitation, and it's the |
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*only* thing that fixes this limitation. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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