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From: "Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] base.eclass
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2012 23:40:29 +0200
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Am Sonntag 08 Juli 2012, 22:10:02 schrieb Micha=C5=82 G=C3=B3rny:
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:49:25 +0200
>=20
> Ren=C3=A9 Neumann <lists@necoro.eu> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >=20
> > I'd like just to receive a short clarification about the 'status' of
> > base.eclass: Is this eclass expected to be available everywhere, i.e.
> > should each eclass make sure it imports and incorporates it. Or is it
> > just an eclass like the others and ebuilds should make sure they
> > inherit it if needed?
>=20
> No. It is unmaintained, has serious design flaws and it simply should
> not be used anywhere. At least in EAPI !=3D [01].

Please clarify this.=20

A lot of (inheriting eclasses and) packages depend on features provided by=
=20
base.eclass (e.g., PATCHES), which are pretty neat and which I would sorely=
=20
miss. So I would certainly object to deprecating base.eclass, unless its=20
relevant functionality is only moving to a better place.

=2D-=20

Andreas K. Huettel
Gentoo Linux developer=20
dilfridge@gentoo.org
http://www.akhuettel.de/


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