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From: Patrick Lauer <patrick@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage dependency solving algorithm
Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 00:08:23
Message-Id: 545EB067.8010207@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage dependency solving algorithm by hasufell
1 On 11/09/2014 08:04 AM, hasufell wrote:
2 > On 11/09/2014 12:33 AM, Patrick Lauer wrote:
3 >> It's not about NIH, it's about slow code being slow.
4 >>
5 >
6 > Can't disagree more. It's about wrong results, broken systems,
7 > unreadable error messages, days of figuring out ruby, perl, haskell,
8 > multilib, python blockers, incorrect autounmask suggestions and even
9 > missing files from time to time (heard that other portage users hit that
10 > too)...
11 >
12 > I think you are approaching the problem from the wrong angle. These
13 > problems are connected as has already been pointed out.
14 >
15
16 So you are saying everything is bad ...
17
18 ... why are you still here then? :)
19
20 (Constructive criticism, it's a art!)

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage dependency solving algorithm hasufell <hasufell@g.o>