From: "Ulrich Müller" <ulm@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-commits@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-commits] proj/devmanual:master commit in: general-concepts/dependencies/
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2021 13:42:06 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1634132354.c47bae818f63867150e6893232e289f242eb9622.ulm@gentoo> (raw)
commit: c47bae818f63867150e6893232e289f242eb9622
Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Sun Oct 3 02:09:39 2021 +0000
Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Wed Oct 13 13:39:14 2021 +0000
URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=c47bae81
general-concepts/dependencies: clarify strong blocker usage
Noticed we could be a bit clearer in the devmanual after
a discussion on a PR [0]. We've had a lot of confusion over
when it's appropriate to use strong blockers, so I think giving
a non-abstract "example" is helpful here.
[0] https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo/pull/22433#discussion_r720746670
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>
Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm <AT> gentoo.org>
general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
index c175cfa..1340b1c 100644
--- a/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
+++ b/general-concepts/dependencies/text.xml
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ the package from source, and may not apply once the package is installed
or when it is installed from a binary package.
</p>
+<p>
+The most common use for strong blockers is where another package simply
+being installed causes a build failure. Strong blockers are not to be used
+to prevent just file collisions.
+</p>
+
<note>
If both weak and strong blockers match a given package, the strong blocker
takes precedence.
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