[gentoo-dev] Re: EAPI 6 portage is out!

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On Wed, 18 Nov 2015 12:05:26 +0100
Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote:

> > On 18/11/15 08:25, Ulrich Mueller wrote:
> >> - If you mix stable and unstable then you are by definition an
> >> advanced user, who will be able to cope with the situation. :)
  
> Only that there is no real difference to the existing situation when
> mixing stable and unstable. It is not guaranteed that all dependencies
> of an unstable package are stable, so already now users may have to
> accept the ~ keyword for dependencies in some cases. Similarly, such
> users may have to accept EAPI 6 for some dependencies, which implies
> that they install a package manager supporting EAPI 6.

When ~ keywording is needed for dependencies, the PM's output makes it
clear what's needed.  In cases where EAPI 6 is needed for dependencies
but the PM is unaware of EAPI 6, will there be good clues in the PM's
output that the PM itself needs to be ~ keyworded?