Re: [gentoo-dev] Deprecation of python_version(), python_mod_exists(), python_tkinter_exists(), distutils_python_version() and distutils_python_tkinter() in EAPI <=2

[Jeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org>]

Petteri Räty wrote:
> On 03/02/2010 08:27 PM, Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis wrote:
>> Members of Gentoo Python Project have agreed to deprecate the following functions
>> in EAPI <=2:
>>   - python_version()
>>   - python_mod_exists()
>>   - python_tkinter_exists()
>>   - distutils_python_version()
>>   - distutils_python_tkinter()
>>
>> These functions are already banned in EAPI >=3.
>>
>> 1. In this week, these functions will start printing deprecation warnings in older EAPIs.
>> 2. On 2010-07-01, these functions will start calling die().
>>    (If any ebuilds in gentoo-x86 still call any of these functions on 2010-07-01,
>>     then addition of calls to die() will be delayed.)
>> 3. On 2011-01-01, these functions will be removed.
>>
> 
> Removing eclass functions like this is not allowed by current policy. If
> you want to do it, you should discuss about changing policy.

That is a bogus "policy" - never heard of it myself, either.

I don't always agree with Arfrever's methods but he has thought this one 
out and has a decent migration plan, imo. Sounds good to me.

-Jeremy

> 
> Regards,
> Petteri
>