From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3AA471380DC for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:56:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 88D1BE0A49; Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:56:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtpout.karoo.kcom.com (smtpout.karoo.kcom.com [212.50.160.34]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B7D1E0A01 for ; Tue, 4 Feb 2014 20:56:07 +0000 (UTC) X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.95,781,1384300800"; d="scan'208";a="54031989" Received: from unknown (HELO rathaus.eclipse.co.uk) ([109.176.210.145]) by smtpout.karoo.kcom.com with ESMTP; 04 Feb 2014 20:56:06 +0000 Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 21:09:15 +0000 From: "Steven J. Long" To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-dev-announce] All profile directories going EAPI=5 Message-ID: <20140204210915.GA2016@rathaus.eclipse.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org References: <201402011606.49307.dilfridge@gentoo.org> <52ED3074.2020307@gentoo.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <52ED3074.2020307@gentoo.org> X-Archives-Salt: d0b61ee3-bd9b-4c37-9a29-944b7a83f344 X-Archives-Hash: 2646fe3e7df280d7805fc6a576daa09a Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina wrote: > Andreas K. Huettel wrote: > > in its last session the Gentoo council decided that 30 days from now the > > entire profile tree will be updated to require EAPI=5 support. .. > > If you are running an installation that has not been updated for more than a > > year, you have to update your portage version to current stable now, and > > afterwards switch to a non-deprecated profile. > > I am 100% behind this idea and the council's decision, HOWEVER, I feel > the most responsible way to transition would be to include a nice > compressed "just before switch" portage snapshot. A news item could be > drafted, that is shown to all users of portage versions which do not > support eapi5 which directs them to the snapshot which they may need to > use to successfully upgrade their systems. > > I see exactly zero downside to doing this, so if whoever is going to > actually do the editing of the profiles would like to work with me (to > give me warning), I think I can manage the rest. Excellent idea, and I'd just like to say "thanks muchly" on behalf of some of those future users (i see a few of them from time to time, using update, and this will make it much easier to support them, so on my own behalf too.) Regards, steveL -- #friendly-coders -- We're friendly, but we're not /that/ friendly ;-)