Re: [gentoo-dev] Repository stacking and complementary overlays

["Marijn Schouten (hkBst)" <hkBst@gentoo.org>]

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Marijn Schouten (hkBst) wrote:
> The problem of ebuilds in one overlay not seeing ebuilds in another overlay,
> would also be solved by the package manager NOT failing to see/notice/use/allow
> ebuilds from all installed overlays. Then there would be no need for a hierarchy
> among overlays.
> 
> Marijn

It was pointed out to me by zlin that this does not help with installing
`missing' `master' overlays. This is a good point. However it is possible that
even though an overlay is missing, ebuilds from another installed overlay or
main tree or a local overlay can satisfy dependencies. Further it is possible
that two overlays have a mutual dependency on eachother.

Maybe these possibilities are only theoretical.

Marijn

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Marijn Schouten (hkBst), Gentoo Lisp project, Gentoo ML
<http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/lisp/>, #gentoo-{lisp,ml} on FreeNode
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