[gentoo-dev] Re: [PATCH v1 5/5] ebuild-writing/misc-files/metadata: add an example for slots and subslots

["Göktürk Yüksek" <gokturk@binghamton.edu>]

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Hi,

Ulrich Mueller:
>>>>>> On Mon, 2 May 2016, Göktürk Yüksek wrote:
> 
>> -descriptions. Slot operators are not allowed inside
>> <pkg>, +descriptions. Slot operators are not preferred
>> inside <pkg>,
> 
> A "slot operator" (like :* or :=) is not what is meant here, but a
> "slot dependency". These terms are defined in PMS: 
> https://projects.gentoo.org/pms/6/pms.html#x1-860008.2.6.3
> 
Thanks for the clarification in terminology, I'll update accordingly.

> Also I think that the previous wording was more accurate here. Slot
> dependencies are not allowed inside <pkg>.
> 
Thanks for pointing out. I was a bit confused when I first read in the
GLEP: "it is recommended to move the slot specifiers out of <pkg/>
element." The specification clearly says "must contain a valid
qualified package name" however. Will revert back to the original.

> Ulrich
> 

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