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On Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:36:54 +0200, Daniel Troeder wrote: |
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> Why can't ebuilds like icu be made like openssl or openldap where the |
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> libs are not replaced, but old libs stay and a text is displayed to use |
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> redep-rebuild and afterwards rm the old libs? |
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They are, the old libs stay around until you emerge @preserved-rebuild... |
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and then everything breaks. |
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> That way software doesn't suddenly brake until you reemerge half your |
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> desktop/servers (only to reemerge everything again the next day, because |
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> that lib gets suddenly masked). |
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In an ideal world, broken software wouldn't be released at all, but ~arch |
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is called testing for a reason and we have now tested icu-49. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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