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On 11/11/18 18:15, Duncan wrote [excerpted]: |
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> Is there any interest at all in binpkgs, perhaps when improved, from the |
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> other PMs? Or are they effectively dead now or not interested in binpkgs |
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> even if the format were to be improved, or simply too hard to work with? |
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> Because "it'd be nice" (aka MAY level) to have this formally standardized |
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> to PMS... if there's any interest from the other PMs. |
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Binpkgs are an important part of catalyst/releng stage-building runs, as it |
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allows portage to 'cache' a lot of the packages needed/used. |
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Binpkgs are also a popular component of a few downstream distro's based on |
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Gentoo (thinking pentoo right now as an easy example). |
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So we don't want to break existing users of this format without considering |
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the ramifications for these scenarios, as you'll have some very grumpy devs... |
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