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> > The real blocker for features that I'd like Gentoo to support is Portage. |
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> > There is only 1½ people working on it and changing anything in it is hard |
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> > because Portage is a horrible mess. There's plenty of activity in the tree |
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> > but new desired features cannot be used in the tree until Portage supports |
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> > them. It also doesn't make matters better that over the years all sorts of |
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> > weird hacks (that now have to be supported) have been added to the tree |
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> > instead of waiting for proper solutions. Most people who are capable of |
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> > helping to improve Portage just don't want to touch it. |
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> Would you say that portage is the main block in the way of Gentoo's |
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> continued progress? |
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Actually I guess that's pretty much exactly what you said. I didn't |
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realize portage is where the problem lies. In fact, I thought we were |
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all still proud of portage I'm going to think about this some. |
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- Grant |
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