Gentoo Archives: gentoo-pms

From: David Leverton <levertond@××××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-pms@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-pms] [PATCH] Profiles eapi file.
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:45:11
Message-Id: 200812122145.02505.levertond@googlemail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-pms] [PATCH] Profiles eapi file. by Ciaran McCreesh
1 On Friday 12 December 2008 16:07:21 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > +\subsection{The eapi file}
3 > +\label{profile-eapi}
4 > +A profile directory may contain an \t{eapi} file. This file, if it exists,
5 > must contain a single line +with the name of an EAPI. This specifies the
6 > EAPI to use when handling the directory in question; a +package manager
7 > must not attempt to use any profile using a directory which requires an
8 > EAPI it does +not support. If no \t{eapi} file is present, EAPI 0 shall be
9 > used. +
10 > \subsection{The parent file}
11
12 Should mention that the eapi isn't inherited (and possible move this
13 subsection after the one that describes parent, so inheritance is defined
14 before mentioning the lack thereof in this particular case).