On 9/30/13 1:31 AM, heroxbd@gentoo.org wrote:
> Having a unstable eclass as toolchain-r1.eclass in tree might not be a
> good idea compared to an overlay though.

If that's the case, it should be pretty straightforward to create an
overlay with that eclass, either under toolchain-r1 or just
toolchain.eclass name.

> Regarding eclass, I have a question: Why do we keep all old versions of
> gcc and glibc? If the point is only being upgradable from old Gentoo, is
> the requirement lefted now? If it is for users who need a specific
> version of gcc/glibc, why don't we create a toolchain-archive overlay
> for that purpose? In the overlay we can have historical snapshots of
> toolchain.eclass, too.

I think that idea is worth exploring.

> Keeping only a few version of gcc in tree will ease the maintenance of
> toolchain eclass a lot.

+1

Paweł