Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH] slot op: do not remove := from vdb on unmatched dependencies.

[Michał Górny]

Dnia 2014-07-31, o godz. 10:57:20
Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> napisał(a):

> Previously, the slot operator processing code used to remove := operator
> from vdb dependency entries when the underlying package was not
> installed. With regards to a dependency alike || ( A:= B:= ), this
> suggested that the particular slot/subslot of installed package could
> be replaced by any slot/subslot of the other package. In particular, it
> confused dependency comparison in @changed-deps.
>
> Instead, store the original := (or :slot=) atom in vdb. It does not
> trigger any special behavior in the current dependency resolver, yet
> keeps the extra information. It also makes proper @changed-deps
> comparisons possible since the comparison code can know if the original
> ebuild had the slot operator.

I've just checked and that's also what paludis does.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny