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Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 14:36:59 +0100
From: Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [PATCH] sys-devel/autoconf: Convert from
 eblits into an eclass, #586424
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 11:55:42 +0100
"Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Am Donnerstag, 23. M=C3=A4rz 2017, 10:51:01 CET schrieb Alexis Ballier:
> > On Thu, 23 Mar 2017 10:41:39 +0100
> >=20
> > "Andreas K. Huettel" <dilfridge@gentoo.org> wrote: =20
> > > Am Dienstag, 21. M=C3=A4rz 2017, 11:24:39 CET schrieb Andreas K.
> > > Huettel: =20
> > > > So what's so special about your packages that you *need* a hack
> > > > as ugly as eblits? =20
> > >=20
> > > No response. Seems like there are no real arguments for eblits. =20
> >=20
> > I guess the argument is not for or against eblit but rather about
> > "when you want to change something you don't maintain, you have to
> > justify it properly" =20
>=20
> No, the argument is about "we want to clean up the tree from abusive
> hacks".

This is yours. Mike's answer is merely asking for proper justification
and doesn't seem to have had an answer yet.