Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH] vdr-plugin-2.eclass: make qa warning conditional

[Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>]

Martin Dummer <martin.dummer@gmx.net> writes:

> Am 03.05.24 um 06:39 schrieb Sam James:
>
>  
> What we really need is:
> a) https://bugs.gentoo.org/162450 to avoid scaring users;
> b) possibly some level of QA notice to distinguish between "check this
> out" (think e.g. qa-vdb LHS where it _might_ be unused, but not
> necessarily), and "this is definitely wrong"
>
> I am convinced we need a), I am not-at-all convinced we need b) - at
> least not in terms of whether bugs are reported.
>
> AFAIS https://bugs.gentoo.org/162450 is not implemented.

Right, that's why I didn't say "we can just use".

>
> Maybe we can agree that the qa-warnings in vdr-eclass make more sense if i change them to "eawarn" or "einfo"?
>

Sure, make them eqawarn.

> In my opinion, most plugins in the vdr context will practically not develop any further anyway. It is more important to
> keep the current status of vdr-software in the ecosystem up to date as well as possible.
>
> So I need a practical useful approach instead of a fundamental discussion please.

My point is that the QA warnings should exist, and you can worry about
making them "developer-only" in future. Right now, they seem useful, and
the things they flag need to be addressed.