On Sun, 17 May 2009 00:35:45 +0000 (UTC)
Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net> wrote:
> As for ciaranm's argument that you're restricting changes to the
> version string, say allowing -rc where _rc is now required, one-time
> restriction of a year or two, yes.  However, if the spec is crafted
> such that the EAPI must be checked FIRST

...then the package manager has to inspect the metadata for every
version of a package before it can do anything, rather than just
starting at the best version and working downwards until it finds
something usable, which is a pretty hefty price to pay.

-- 
Ciaran McCreesh