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Petteri Räty wrote: |
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> On 03/02/2010 08:27 PM, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote: |
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>> Members of Gentoo Python Project have agreed to deprecate the following functions |
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>> in EAPI <=2: |
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>> - python_version() |
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>> - python_mod_exists() |
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>> - python_tkinter_exists() |
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>> - distutils_python_version() |
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>> - distutils_python_tkinter() |
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>> These functions are already banned in EAPI >=3. |
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>> |
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>> 1. In this week, these functions will start printing deprecation warnings in older EAPIs. |
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>> 2. On 2010-07-01, these functions will start calling die(). |
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>> (If any ebuilds in gentoo-x86 still call any of these functions on 2010-07-01, |
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>> then addition of calls to die() will be delayed.) |
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>> 3. On 2011-01-01, these functions will be removed. |
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> Removing eclass functions like this is not allowed by current policy. If |
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> you want to do it, you should discuss about changing policy. |
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That is a bogus "policy" - never heard of it myself, either. |
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I don't always agree with Arfrever's methods but he has thought this one |
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out and has a decent migration plan, imo. Sounds good to me. |
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-Jeremy |
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> Regards, |
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> Petteri |
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