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>>>>> On Wed, 16 May 2007, Chris Gianelloni wrote: |
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>> virtual/emacs |
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> You made a new-style virtual with the same name as a package? This |
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> can cause problems with binary package usage, as you will now end up |
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> with two packages with the same "name" but different versions. |
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There are several others, BTW: |
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{virtual,media-libs}/glut |
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{virtual,sys-devel}/pmake |
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{virtual,dev-db}/mysql |
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New-style virtuals are just *packages*, or did I get this completely |
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wrong? So how is this situation different from two packages with the |
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same name, but in different categories? |
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> We likely won't be able to include emacs on Gentoo releases any more |
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> because of this. Just thought I would let you know. |
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If you believe that this will make users happy, go ahead. :7 |
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Ulrich |
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