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On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:34:49 +0100 Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o> |
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| Once that is supported, I'm also sure that those people involved will |
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| be more than happy to fix their ebuilds to use those features. I do |
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| agree with them though that the distribution should not be held back |
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| by missing features in portage. Especially since those features have |
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| been missing (recognized as such) for ages. |
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So until then, it's perfectly OK to screw over our users and fellow |
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developers by committing any arbitrary mess to the tree and claiming |
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that it's alright because Portage doesn't offer a perfect alternative? |
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Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Wearer of the shiny hat) |
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Mail : ciaranm at gentoo.org |
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Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm |