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From: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New eclass db-use
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 13:44:25
Message-Id: 200605181540.23461.pauldv@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] New eclass db-use by Simon Stelling
1 On Thursday 18 May 2006 15:06, Simon Stelling wrote:
2 > Paul de Vrieze wrote:
3 > > It has not been. As far as I know such a requirement does not exist.
4 > > In
5 >
6 > It does. The reason for it is pretty good, as kloeri mentioned: The API
7 > of an eclass may never change. See GLEP 33 for some horror scenarios
8 > [1] ;)
9
10 Unfortunately this GLEP has not been implemented yet. This eclass would
11 indeed be an ideal elib. Also, for this eclass the API requirements are
12 not as strict as it is only intended to be used in unpack and compile
13 stages.
14
15 Paul
16
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18 Paul de Vrieze
19 Gentoo Developer
20 Mail: pauldv@g.o
21 Homepage: http://www.devrieze.net

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Re: [gentoo-dev] New eclass db-use Simon Stelling <blubb@g.o>