Re: [gentoo-dev] EAPI-2 - Let's get it started

[Luca Barbato <lu_zero@gentoo.org>]

Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
> EAPI 1 is entirely specified in terms of a diff against EAPI 0.

That doesn't have a complete definition by itself.

> Checking every part that's changed before releasing an EAPI 1 package
> manager is the least any responsible person would do. That they would
> release a version without doing such basic tests shows you just how
> much they care about Gentoo...

Again smearing without substance.

>> Assuming that Ciaranm isn't just lying knowingly it's just plainly
>> rude, otherwise it is pure malice.
> 
> What, asking the pkgcore people to test their code before releasing a
> version that claims to support EAPI 1 but actually doesn't, forcing
> people to avoid using some of EAPI 1 to avoid breaking pkgcore, is
> malice?

Saying that w/out giving any substance? Sure!

> The whole "EAPI lets us do upgrades cleanly" process is broken when
> people release a package manager that claims to support a certain EAPI
> but doesn't. If pkgcore had any actual users we'd have to consider
> banning EAPI 1 in the tree and releasing EAPI 2 as being identical to
> EAPI 1 just to work around this.

Apparently those users do not see the problem, you do, help those blind 
people.

lu

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Luca Barbato
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http://dev.gentoo.org/~lu_zero

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