Gentoo Archives: gentoo-portage-dev

From: Alexander Berntsen <alexander@××××××.net>
To: gentoo-portage-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/3] Have repoman check if the packages to unpack rare archive formats from SRC_URI are present in DEPEND (bug #205909).
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:23:28
Message-Id: 52D84DDE.40201@plaimi.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/3] Have repoman check if the packages to unpack rare archive formats from SRC_URI are present in DEPEND (bug #205909). by Tom Wijsman
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4 On 16/01/14 22:18, Tom Wijsman wrote:
5 > My plan is to first work a bit on repoman to get to know it, then
6 > when knowing better where everything is work on refactoring it.
7 That, along with "I'll use this ugly short cut, but only this one
8 time!", is what they all say. Plans change. Things happen.
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10 > If I start to refactor right away, or start adding random files
11 > without knowing where everything is; I would create a more broken
12 > design than it is.
13 Yes. Please think before you start hammering your keyboard. The keyboard
14 is just a means to an end.
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16 > Don't worry, I plan on a fully refactored Portage as well as good
17 > practices when adding new checks; which will definitely become
18 > necessary as we go forward.
19 We have to worry. Because, as mentioned, plans change; things happen.
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22 Please do not push this patch. And please do not carry on with this
23 mentality of "yes, I know what I am doing is wrong, but I'll fix it
24 eventually, some day, I promise."
25 - --
26 Alexander
27 alexander@××××××.net
28 http://plaimi.net/~alexander
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