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From: Dane Smith <c1pher@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] EAPI bump should require revbump
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 15:02:49
Message-Id: 508169A6.3020608@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-project] EAPI bump should require revbump by Ian Stakenvicius
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4 On 10/19/12 09:52, Ian Stakenvicius wrote:
5 > Hey all -- there was just a discussion in #gentoo-dev about this,
6 > so following up here..
7 >
8 > Due to the fact that an EAPI-bump can imply different behaviour
9 > from eclasses or the PM, an EAPI-bump should in most cases also
10 > require an ebuild revbump.
11 >
12 > Why i'm bringing this up here, is because Chansaw and I were
13 > wondering if common sense will not be enough to ensure this and it
14 > should be made a policy to revbump when migrating to a new EAPI ?
15 >
16 >
17
18 - From where I sit, it just makes sense to revbump if you're changing
19 the EAPI. However, past experience tells me it often makes sense to
20 make things explicit. I don't like the idea of having tons and tons of
21 policies, but sometimes it helps if things are clear rather than implied.
22
23 - --
24 Dane Smith (c1pher)
25 Gentoo Linux Developer -- QA / Crypto
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