Re: [gentoo-dev] [news-item] Paludis 0.24

[Wernfried Haas <amne@gentoo.org>]

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On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 10:49:47PM +0200, Piotr Jaroszy??ski wrote:
> Justification: major config format change.

> As of Paludis 0.24, the use of '*' to match all packages in the Paludis
> configuration files 'use.conf', 'keywords.conf' and 'licenses.conf' is
> deprecated in favour of '*/*'. You should update your configuration
> files after upgrading.

GLEP 42 wrote:
> Users should be told of changes before they break a system,

> News items must only be for important changes that may cause serious
> upgrade or compatibility problems. Ordinary upgrade messages and
> non-critical news items should remain in einfo notices. The importance
> of the message to its intended audience should be justified with the
> proposal. 

Not sure what paludis does if it finds a * instead a */* in some
config file, but does it actually break the system or cause serious
upgrade or compatibility problems (e.g. like the upgrade to gcc 3.4,
as mentioned as example in the GLEP)?
If not, it sounds like an issue for elog.
If yes, the "should update" part may need some stronger language like
"you must update".

cheers,
	Wernfried

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