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From: Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Deprecation of python_version(),  python_mod_exists(), python_tkinter_exists(), distutils_python_version() and  distutils_python_tkinter() in EAPI <=2
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:53:45 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8b4c83ad1003030123j171325a7o105b7887d40c0303@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4B8E2229.3010408@gentoo.org>

2010/3/3 Tomáš Chvátal <scarabeus@gentoo.org>:
>>> Removing eclass functions like this is not allowed by current policy. If
>>> you want to do it, you should discuss about changing policy.
>>
>> ?!
>>
>> since when?
>>
> Since ever.
> If you change eclass abi you need to rename it.
>

I think you can *add* functions and variables to eclasses, you can
change *how* a function works internally, you can *fix* problems with
functions (which would technically result in a change in API). I don't
think it has ever been as strict as, say, the kernel ABI interface.

-- 
~Nirbheek Chauhan

Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team



  reply	other threads:[~2010-03-03  9:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-03-02 18:27 [gentoo-dev] Deprecation of python_version(), python_mod_exists(), python_tkinter_exists(), distutils_python_version() and distutils_python_tkinter() in EAPI <=2 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-03  6:52 ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-03  7:52   ` [gentoo-dev] " Ryan Hill
2010-03-03  8:47     ` Tomáš Chvátal
2010-03-03  9:23       ` Nirbheek Chauhan [this message]
2010-03-03 11:09         ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-03 12:40           ` Ryan Hill
2010-03-03 15:55             ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-03 21:39               ` Ryan Hill
2010-03-04  7:13                 ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-04  7:39                   ` Ulrich Mueller
2010-03-04  7:55                     ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-04  9:43                       ` Ulrich Mueller
2010-03-05  3:19                         ` Ryan Hill
2010-03-03 12:47       ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-03 15:08         ` Duncan
2010-03-03 15:46         ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-05  9:54           ` [gentoo-dev] " Peter Hjalmarsson
2010-03-05 11:12             ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-05 20:14               ` [gentoo-dev] " Ryan Hill
2010-03-05 21:00                 ` Mike Frysinger
2010-03-06  5:42                 ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-05 18:40             ` Duncan
2010-03-05 19:16       ` Mike Frysinger
2010-03-03 14:02   ` [gentoo-dev] " Jeremy Olexa

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