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On Sun, 5 Dec 2010 23:13:30 +0100 |
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Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o> wrote: |
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> Thank you for your quick response, but this doesn't answer my |
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> questions: |
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Well, the entire thing's irrelevant, since Portage's implementation |
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ignored all the careful discussion and planning that went into the |
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wording in PMS... But if you're thinking of fixing Portage, then... |
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> >> Why is the second item needed? Changes to DISTDIR don't alter other |
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> >> packages, so aren't they covered by the first item anyway? Or do I |
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> >> misunderstand the first item's first sentence? |
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Modifying DISTDIR's technically modifying things on /. Or at least, it |
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can be interpreted that way, so the clarification's needed. |
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> >> Which of the following examples count as "variancy"? |
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> >> - Calling enewuser() in pkg_setup, |
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That's a "simple addition of something that doesn't alter other |
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packages", unless you go out of your way to concoct a deliberately |
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perverse counterexample. |
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> >> - Removing orphan files in pkg_setup, |
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Depends upon whether doing so modifies other packages. Although, orphan |
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stuff is a job for pkg_preinst or pkg_postinst, not pkg_setup. |
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> >> - Calling pkg_pretend. |
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pkg_pretend's sandboxed and isn't supposed to be modifying /, so that |
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should be ok. |
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Ciaran McCreesh |
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