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Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: general-concepts/dependencies/
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Author: Michał Górny gentoo org>
AuthorDate: Wed Sep 6 10:11:16 2017 +0000
Commit: Göktürk Yüksek gentoo org>
CommitDate: Mon Sep 25 04:29:21 2017 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=d82fac36
general-concepts/dependencies: Add a warning on pure DEPEND soft blockers
general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml | 20 +++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
index f6cceba..7c8caeb 100644
--- a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
+++ b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
@@ -215,6 +215,10 @@ to the package manager.
+The following description applies to all EAPIs starting with EAPI 2.
+
+
+
There are two kinds of blockers: soft blockers and hard blockers.
@@ -233,11 +237,17 @@ to solve file collisions between packages and are meaningful only
in RDEPEND.
+
+Soft blockers that are pure DEPEND do not work correctly.
+While Portage seemingly queues the package for removal, it does not
+exempt their contents from file collision checks. Always include your
+soft blockers in RDEPEND!
+
+
If it is strictly necessary to resolve the blocker before the package
-is built (installed) or if automatic resolution is undesired,
-a hard blocker must be used instead. Hard blockers are not resolved
-automatically, and are expressed using the following syntax:
+is built (installed), a hard blocker must be used instead. Hard blockers
+are expressed using the following syntax:
@@ -254,10 +264,6 @@ or when it is installed from a binary package.
-Hard blocks require EAPI 2 or newer.
-
-
-
Specific versions can also be blocked: