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From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] webkit-gtk build failure and masking confusion
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:00:14
Message-Id: 20180219185957.7226eaa6@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] webkit-gtk build failure and masking confusion by thelma@sys-concept.com
1 On Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:05:37 -0700, thelma@×××××××××××.com wrote:
2
3 > It is a good point. Why Gentoo developers marked or allow to mark
4 > gnucash-2.7 branch stable in portage when the developers
5 > https://www.gnucash.org/download.phtml did not mark it STABLE
6
7 The key phrase there is "stable in portage". Not whether it is suitable
8 or not for any particular use. If the ebuild is considered stable, it
9 should be marked as such.
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11
12 --
13 Neil Bothwick
14
15 furbling, v.:
16 Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport or bank
17 even when you are the only person in line.
18 -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"

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Re: [gentoo-user] webkit-gtk build failure and masking confusion allan gottlieb <gottlieb@×××.edu>