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On 28/10/17 20:54, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> Portage cannot do that, it is backed by silicon and has no concept of |
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> meaning. So it has only one real choice - it can do it all or it does |
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> not try. |
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> I'm not surprised Zac never tried implementing partial graph resolution |
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> for the very simple reason that if you try do it, you have no idea what |
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> is going to be built. That is the opposite of what portage must deliver. |
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Why is it the opposite of what portage *must* deliver? All I'm asking is |
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that portage build *what it can*. In other words, I know EXACTLY what it |
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is going to deliver - its best effort! |
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And why does portage *have* to choose between all or nothing? All I'm |
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asking is that if it can't resolve everything, I want it to resolve |
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everything it can. Silicon is perfectly capable of making that decision. |
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If I say "emerge -u world" I have no idea what it's going to build, if I |
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say "emerge -u best-efforts", I have no idea what it's going to build, |
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where's the difference? |
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What I do know, is if I repeat "emerge -u best-efforts" several times, I |
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will end up (in all likelihood) with the same result as "emerge -u world". |
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Cheers, |
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Wol |
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