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On Sat, 4 Mar 2017 09:52:38 -0800, Jorge Almeida wrote: |
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> >> [ebuild U ] app-vim/gentoo-syntax-20170225 [20160530] |
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> >> [ebuild U ~] app-editors/gvim-8.0.0386 [8.0.0106] |
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> > Because vim-8.0.0386 is stable and, presumably, the vim and gvim |
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> > versions must match. I would suggest filing a stabilisation bug for |
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> > gvim, or |
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> Isn't it a bit bizarre that portage tries to force users to go |
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> unstable on such an exotic package as one of the two major text |
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> editors? |
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They're not trying to force anyone, it's simply an oversight. |
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> I couldn't find the name of the maintainer. Maybe different devs are |
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> in charge of vim and gvim? |
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Both are maintained by Gentoo's vim project, vim@g.o. It's in the |
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metadata.xml file in the ebuild directory. There's probably a tool to |
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extract that information but eyeballs-1.0 works for me. |
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> > use emacs... |
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> What do[es] the maintainer[s] use? |
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I would expect the maintainers of any package to use that package... |
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Neil Bothwick |
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The people who are wrapped up in themselves are overdressed. |
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