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We need a method to rename and move ebuilds... For example |
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dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin does not belong in dev-perl... It really should be |
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net-mail/spamassassin instead.. I don't think anyone using spamassassin cares |
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that it is written in Perl... |
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Another one is x11-themes/redhat-artwork which should be called bluecurve |
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instead... Yes, that one is my fault because I submitted it as redhat-artwork |
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a long time ago.. ;) But anyway.. How about a special variable in the |
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ebuilds called OBSOLETES? |
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An example: |
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We move dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin/Mail-SpamAssassin-2.52.ebuild to |
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net-mail/spamassassin/spamassassin-2,52,ebuild and add the line: |
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OBSOLETES="dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin" |
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A user who has Mail-SpamAssassin installed and run "emerge -u world" would |
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then "upgrade" dev-perl/Mail-SpamAssassin to net-mail/spamassassin.. |
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This could also be used in other places.. Example: |
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net-www/galeon-1.3.0.ebuild: (when it is released) |
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OBSOLETES="<=net-www/galeon-cvs-20030324" |
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Does this sound sane? ;) |
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Maybe it's already implemented in some way? I admit it was a LONG time ago I |
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wanted this functionality last time, but it wasn't implemented by then... |
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Regards, |
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Per Wigren |
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