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Joel Martin wrote: |
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> Instead of -rY-localX, I do -rX0Y the following in my local overlays. |
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> This gets the same effect and maintains both version numbers. And if |
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> you are worried about a revision number exceeding 99, then just do |
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> -rX00Y. This works without requiring code change to portage. |
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This only assures that your version will be preferred as long as the |
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version number is the same, but is really not what malverian is after. |
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That being said, I think this whole debate is really up to the portage |
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team. After all, this change won't affect the Gentoo Devs other than |
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that they can use the feature for their networks too, if they like it. |
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The people who have to maintain the code that implements the feature |
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should just give an ACK/NACK and go on or leave it, IMO. |
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Kind Regards, |
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Simon Stelling |
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Gentoo/AMD64 developer |
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