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From: "Petteri Räty" <betelgeuse@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Unused ebuild built_with_use cleanup
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:29:08 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4ACE59A4.8090501@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4ACC79D1.5070405@gentoo.org>

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Marijn Schouten (hkBst) wrote:
> Petteri Räty wrote:
>> I wrote a script to check which ebuilds use built_with_use and have
>> keywords in never versions making the ebuild unused. This means that
>> neither arch or ~arch users are likely to install the ebuild. The script
>> and the list of ebuilds is attached. I plan on removing all these
>> ebuilds two weeks from now unless a reason is given why not to. If you
>> see an ebuild on the list that should be kept, please migrate it to EAPI
>> 2. If you need assistance in migrating, I can help. With these gone
>> built_with_use usage will be down to about 600:
> 
> I have some ebuilds on the list: plt-scheme, stklos, lilypond. I usually clean
> up unused ebuilds some time after a new version has gone stable.
> 
> Anyway my question is: what is the point of removing unused versions in the
> proposed manner? If the newer version is not ported to EAPI 2 and also uses
> built_with_use what do we gain? Even if it is already ported, do we gain
> anything by the propsed removal? Are all unused ebuilds evil?
> 

It saves my time when removing built_with_use from packages that still
have active versions using it. Many packages are also unmaintained so
the versions with built_with_use don't get removed without doing
something like this.

> If built_with_use is to be eliminated from the tree I propose that effort is
> directed towards porting and stabling ebuilds that still use it. After the
> stable version has begun using EAPI 2 use deps, then all uses of built_with_use
> in other versions can be considered obsolete and those ebuilds can be removed in
> one fell sweep if need be.
> 

It will be eliminated eventually. I am in the process of doing so but as
you can see from the numbers it takes quite a lot of work to get rid of
them.

Regards,
Petteri


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  reply	other threads:[~2009-10-08 21:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-09-29 13:32 [gentoo-dev] Unused ebuild built_with_use cleanup Petteri Räty
2009-10-07 11:21 ` Marijn Schouten (hkBst)
2009-10-08 21:29   ` Petteri Räty [this message]
2009-10-07 11:54 ` Stelian Ionescu
2009-10-08 21:34   ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-08 22:03     ` Jeremy Olexa
2009-10-08 22:22       ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-09  0:17         ` Patrick Lauer
2009-10-09 13:38           ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-08 22:25     ` Tomáš Chvátal
2009-10-09 13:41       ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-24 12:32 ` [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-dev-announce] " Petteri Räty
2009-10-24 20:29   ` James Cloos
2009-10-25  9:48     ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-26 23:21       ` James Cloos
2009-10-27 13:12         ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-27  6:07       ` Ryan Hill
2009-10-27  7:02         ` Mike Frysinger
2009-10-27 13:09           ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-27 13:46             ` Mike Frysinger
2009-10-27 18:46               ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-28  2:31                 ` [gentoo-dev] " Mike Frysinger
2009-10-28  9:51                   ` Petteri Räty
2009-10-28 11:11                     ` Alexis Ballier
2009-10-30  2:29                     ` Doug Goldstein

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