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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016 11:32:04 +0200
From: Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] New eclass: mate
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2016 22:04:10 -0400
NP-Hardass <NP-Hardass@gentoo.org> wrote:

> # Inherit happens below after declaration of GNOME2_LA_PUNT
> 
> # @ECLASS-VARIABLE: MATE_LA_PUNT
> # @DESCRIPTION:
> # Available values for MATE_LA_PUNT:
> # - "no": will not clean any .la files
> # - "yes": will run prune_libtool_files --modules
> # - If it is not set, it will run prune_libtool_files
> # MATE_LA_PUNT is a stub to GNOME2_LA_PUNT
> GNOME2_LA_PUNT=${MATE_LA_PUNT:-""}


any reason for the indirection instead of using directly
GNOME2_LA_PUNT ?

[...]
> # @FUNCTION: mate_src_configure
> # @DESCRIPTION:
> # MATE specific configure handling
> # Stub to gnome2_src_configure()
> mate_src_configure() {
> 	gnome2_src_configure
> }
> 
> # @FUNCTION: mate_src_install
> # @DESCRIPTION:
> # MATE specific install. Stub to gnome2_src_install
> mate_src_install() {
> 	gnome2_src_install
> }
> 
> # @FUNCTION: mate_pkg_preinst
> # @DESCRIPTION:
> # Finds Icons, GConf and GSettings schemas for later handling in
> pkg_postinst # Stub to gnome2_pkg_preinst
> mate_pkg_preinst() {
> 	gnome2_pkg_preinst
> }
> 
> # @FUNCTION: mate_pkg_postinst
> # @DESCRIPTION:
> # Handle scrollkeeper, GConf, GSettings, Icons, desktop and mime
> # database updates.
> # Stub to gnome2_pkg_postinst
> mate_pkg_postinst() {
> 	gnome2_pkg_postinst
> }
> 
> # @FUNCTION: mate_pkg_postrm
> # @DESCRIPTION:
> # Handle scrollkeeper, GSettings, Icons, desktop and mime database
> updates. # Stub to gnome2_pkg_postrm
> mate_pkg_postrm() {
> 	gnome2_pkg_postrm
> }

and here too, why not rely on gnome2.eclass exported functions (or say
gnome2.eclass api is part of mate.eclass api)?