Re: [gentoo-dev] On the good usage of subslots

[Ian Stakenvicius <axs@gentoo.org>]

On 2013-02-11, at 3:53 PM, James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com> wrote:

>>>>>> "AB" == Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org> writes:
> 
> AB> Well, if we have to advertise the usage of this option that basically
> AB> disables subslot rebuilds, it only means we are doing something
> AB> seriously wrong with subslots :=)
> 
> So far, I've found the sub slots to be more of a pain in the ass than
> helpful.
> 
> They get in the way of things like automated 'emerge --sync;emerge -upvDN',
> since portage craps out complaining about the subslots rather than showing
> the list of what need to be built.
> 
> Perhaps that is just an implementation detail to be worked out, but for now
> they haven't done anything helpful here.

this must be an implementation detail...

the point of subslots and slot operators is to allow the revdep-rebuilds to be inlined so that low library updates don't break later application emerges during the -uDN ...  the output should be the same as a "emerge -uDNpv world" plus a "revdep-rebuild -p" once everything is subslotted...

it shouldn't affect your usual emerge process beyond that.  is the conflict that emerge craps out on a subslot specific thing or is it a regular slot conflict made harder to read?



> 
> -JimC
> -- 
> James Cloos <cloos@jhcloos.com>         OpenPGP: 1024D/ED7DAEA6
>