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From: Brian Harring <ferringb@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-pms@l.g.o
Cc: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-pms] [PATCH] Save dependencies as :=3 not :3=.
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 20:54:48
Message-Id: 20120910205442.GD8036@localhost
In Reply to: [gentoo-pms] [PATCH] Save dependencies as :=3 not :3=. by Ciaran McCreesh
1 On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 05:54:51PM +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > This takes us back to the Council-approved syntax, as opposed to the
3 > change introduced with sub-slots.
4 > ---
5 > dependencies.tex | 2 +-
6 > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
7 >
8 > diff --git a/dependencies.tex b/dependencies.tex
9 > index 47c0261..8c3f31d 100644
10 > --- a/dependencies.tex
11 > +++ b/dependencies.tex
12 > @@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ identically to the plain equals slot operator.
13 > To implement the equals slot operator, the package manager will need to store the slot/sub-slot
14 > pair of the best installed version of the matching package. This syntax is only for package manager
15 > use and must not be used by ebuilds. The package manager may do this by inserting the appropriate
16 > -slot/sub-slot pair between the colon and equals sign when saving the package's dependencies. The
17 > +slot/sub-slot pair after the equals sign when saving the package's dependencies. The
18 > sub-slot part must not be omitted here (when the SLOT variable omits the sub-slot part, the package
19 > is considered to have an implicit sub-slot which is equal to the regular slot).
20
21 Yes please; :3= I thought bug-fricking-ugly.
22 ~harring

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Re: [gentoo-pms] [PATCH] Save dependencies as :=3 not :3=. Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@××××××××××.com>