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On Saturday 06 January 2007 09:47, Kevin F. Quinn wrote: |
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> Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote: |
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> > On Saturday 06 January 2007 05:10, Alon Bar-Lev wrote: |
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> > > Is there any reason why not setting "latest" as default for |
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> > > WANT_AUTO* variables? |
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> > > I believe that an ebuild should set these variables only if there is |
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> > > some exception. |
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> > that seems like a not-too-shabby idea actually |
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> Not sure. Would we run the risk that working ebuilds would start to |
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> fail when newer autotools versions arrive? |
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which is no different from the current behavior ... we're sticking "latest" |
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into all of our ebuilds now |
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besides, if code doesnt work with the latest autotools, it should be fixed ... |
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it should not force older versions |
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-mike |
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