From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 30EB4139337 for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2021 02:38:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 44BE5E094F; Sun, 1 Aug 2021 02:38:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2B9DAE094F for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2021 02:38:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oystercatcher.gentoo.org (unknown [IPv6:2a01:4f8:202:4333:225:90ff:fed9:fc84]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0C48A3439A0 for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2021 02:38:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by oystercatcher.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 51AB1744 for ; Sun, 1 Aug 2021 02:38:47 +0000 (UTC) From: "Sam James" To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Reply-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Sam James" Message-ID: <1627785517.b27290e15d077e852be76bdf4e9627c9a84653a9.sam@gentoo> Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/ X-VCS-Repository: proj/devmanual X-VCS-Files: ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml X-VCS-Directories: ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/ X-VCS-Committer: sam X-VCS-Committer-Name: Sam James X-VCS-Revision: b27290e15d077e852be76bdf4e9627c9a84653a9 X-VCS-Branch: master Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 02:38:47 +0000 (UTC) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply X-Archives-Salt: e804c93c-3902-4b1e-ad67-f62c29939a28 X-Archives-Hash: 60b4c0efefa883aeaac6ed482b4aa336 commit: b27290e15d077e852be76bdf4e9627c9a84653a9 Author: Sam James gentoo org> AuthorDate: Sat Apr 10 01:57:35 2021 +0000 Commit: Sam James gentoo org> CommitDate: Sun Aug 1 02:38:37 2021 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=b27290e1 ebuild-writing/common-mistakes: mention using latest EAPI Signed-off-by: Sam James gentoo.org> ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml index 2313c50..23935be 100644 --- a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml +++ b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml @@ -477,6 +477,20 @@ at least when the ebuild hits the stable branch.

+ + +Not using latest EAPI + + +

+Often, user-submitted ebuilds do not use the latest EAPI and may even +be several versions behind. EAPIs bring new helper functions and improved +methods for completing common tasks. It's recommended that submitted ebuilds +use the latest EAPI possible (subject to eclass constraints) to improve +the ebuild's quality and ease review. +

+ +