Re: [gentoo-dev] libpng 1.6 upgrade and subslotting (and misuse of subslotting when there is also normal slotting)

[Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org>]

On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:02:14 -0400
Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org>
> wrote:
> > On Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:18:22 -0400
> > Ian Stakenvicius <axs@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Revbump -- very important in this case, as the slot-operator dep
> >> (iirc) does not take effect to allow sub-slot-triggered until
> >> after a version with the slot-operator has been emerged.
> >>
> >> So we want users to re-emerge packages either at the same time
> >> libpng-1.6 hits the tree, or beforehand so that they will be
> >> triggered for rebuild when libpng-1.6 hits.
> >>
> >
> >
> > so we force two rebuilds instead of one ?
> >
> 
> Well, ideally you would do it in conjunction with a version bump
> rather than a revbump.
> 
> But failing that, a revbump for an EAPI + dependency change seems like
> the safest option.
> 

or: we can do the conversion in place, tell people to
@preserve-rebuild / revdep-rebuild and get the benefits next time :)