Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI 6 portage is out!

[NP-Hardass <NP-Hardass@gentoo.org>]

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On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 23:09:34 +0100
Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Fellow Developers!
> 
> I have the pleasure to announce that portage-2.2.25 has just been
> committed and it comes with complete EAPI 6 support. This effectively
> means that from this moment forward Gentoo developers are permitted to
> commit EAPI 6 ebuilds to ~arch.
> 
> Some quick notes:
> 
> 1. Remember that you can't stabilize ebuilds using EAPI 6. Therefore,
> if you go for EAPI 6, you ebuild may be forced to stay ~arch for quite
> a while.
> 
> 2. The Portage implementation needs more testing and can be buggy.
> Write ebuilds according to the spec, not Portage behavior or they will
> fail.
> 
> 2a. It just occurred to me that Portage does not fail when eapply_user
> is not called. This is a bug, so make sure to call it or
> default_src_prepare.
> 
> 3. EAPI 6 is not a drop-in replacement for EAPI 5. Study it to use it
> efficiently. Use it as an opportunity to improve the API of your
> eclasses.
> 
> 4. I've written an extensive guide [1] with some explanations
> and rationale for many of the features. Consider it a must-read.
> 
> 4a. We need someone to update the devmanual.
> 
> [1]:https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2015/11/13/the-ultimate-guide-to-eapi-6/
> 

I just read your guide.   What's the recommended manner to upgrade an
ebuild from the autotools-utils eclass?  General advice would be
preferred, but I'm specifically looking at app-emulation/wine.

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