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From: Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev <gentoo-dev@l.g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] LibreSSL import plan
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2015 17:27:07
Message-Id: CAGfcS_=8zvt83AfXyGdSzrc7TZ-tguh9+cLgEh+mCt26WayzVw@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] LibreSSL import plan by hasufell
1 On Sun, Sep 20, 2015 at 12:57 PM, hasufell <hasufell@g.o> wrote:
2 > On 09/20/2015 06:47 PM, Manuel Rüger wrote:
3 >> On 20.09.2015 16:26, hasufell wrote:
4 >>> On 09/20/2015 03:27 PM, Manuel Rüger wrote:
5 >>>> Please stop introducing further tree-wide changes regarding libressl.
6 >>>
7 >>> That's not possible, because in order to introduce the USE flag, we have
8 >>> to break the dep-graph on ~arch temporarily (for 'libressl' USE flag
9 >>> only ofc), because of circular deps.
10 >>>
11 >>> I am working on restoring it now. This does not affect stable branch at
12 >>> all and no one who is not using 'libressl' USE flag (which is
13 >>> practically impossible currently).
14 >>>
15 >>
16 >> Yet the way you execute your plan now violates several devmanual
17 >> policies. Is there any reason for that rush?
18 >>
19 >
20 > Any reason to bother me? There have been several threads about libressl
21 > and the overlay has been up for more than one year I think. If you have
22 > a suggestions, say it.
23
24 Here's a suggestion: go do something else for 48h.
25
26 Seriously. This bickering isn't helpful. You posted an idea on -dev.
27 It might be a great idea. Let's at least allow it to be discussed
28 before implementing it.
29
30 This isn't about the stable branch. It is about how we do things. If
31 everybody just started making global changes less than a day after
32 posting about it on -dev there would be chaos.
33
34 --
35 Rich