From: "Eddie Chapman" <eddie@ehuk.net>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Current unavoidable use of xz utils in Gentoo
Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2024 15:38:01 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8efbd8d420d3b10bebb7bcd83d766b48.squirrel@ukinbox.ecrypt.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87frw1h6ju.fsf@gentoo.org>
Sam James wrote:
> Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> On 4/3/24 11:30 AM, Eddie Chapman wrote:
>>
>>> Just to report I've been able to remove app-arch/xz-utils from my own
>>> workstation, with 2412 packages installed and running kde. I'm going
>>> to roll it out to my other gentoo systems which have a lot less stuff
>>> on them so am confident will be fine. It's not completely trivial but
>>> not as difficult as I imagined it to be, certainly something an
>>> advance Gentoo user could do if they wanted, with instructions. It
>>> does involve a relatively small hack and functionality previously
>>> provided by xz-utils is replaced by app-arch/p7zip.
>>
>> I'd just like to clarify my previous posts: what you're describing here
>> is neat and productive and valid to my eyes. Actually, I wish this had
>> been the topic of the *first* post in this thread. :)
>
> Completely agreed. We just prefer shorter text and focusing on technical
> changes.
>
> This sounds fun!
>
>
>> [...]
>>
>
> thanks, sam
Well, I didn't think my first post was so bad, but OK, I'll take that
criticism onboard and in future will think more about how I bring
something to this list, and will take into account what you and Eli have
said. Thanks for sharing your thoughts above, both of you, in a
constructive way.
regards,
Eddie
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Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-03-30 3:07 [gentoo-dev] Current unavoidable use of xz utils in Gentoo Eddie Chapman
2024-03-30 3:43 ` orbea
2024-03-30 7:06 ` Dale
2024-03-30 10:47 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2024-03-30 11:32 ` [gentoo-dev] " Rich Freeman
2024-03-30 14:57 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-03-30 15:02 ` Michał Górny
2024-03-30 15:17 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-03-30 15:29 ` Michał Górny
2024-03-30 15:59 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-03-30 16:07 ` Dale
2024-03-30 17:13 ` Re[2]: " Stefan Schmiedl
2024-03-30 17:36 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-03-31 1:41 ` Thomas Gall
2024-03-30 23:49 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-03-31 1:36 ` Eli Schwartz
2024-03-30 15:23 ` orbea
2024-03-30 15:14 ` Rich Freeman
2024-03-30 17:19 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-03-31 1:25 ` Sam James
2024-03-31 1:33 ` Eli Schwartz
2024-03-31 11:13 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-03-31 11:59 ` Matt Jolly
2024-04-01 7:57 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-01 14:50 ` Eli Schwartz
2024-04-02 8:43 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-02 19:46 ` Eli Schwartz
2024-04-02 20:19 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-01 14:55 ` Michał Górny
2024-04-02 9:02 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-01 15:14 ` Kenton Groombridge
2024-04-01 15:40 ` orbea
2024-04-01 16:01 ` Kenton Groombridge
2024-04-01 16:21 ` orbea
2024-04-01 18:51 ` Kévin GASPARD DE RENEFORT
2024-04-01 20:07 ` James Le Cuirot
2024-04-02 6:32 ` Joonas Niilola
2024-03-31 11:32 ` stefan11111
2024-04-01 14:56 ` Azamat Hackimov
2024-04-02 19:32 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-03 11:47 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2024-04-03 12:14 ` Sam James
2024-04-03 15:30 ` [gentoo-dev] " Eddie Chapman
2024-04-03 16:40 ` Michael Orlitzky
2024-04-04 3:20 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2024-04-04 3:49 ` [gentoo-dev] " Eli Schwartz
2024-04-04 8:32 ` Sam James
2024-04-04 8:34 ` Kévin GASPARD DE RENEFORT
2024-04-04 14:38 ` Eddie Chapman [this message]
2024-04-04 14:24 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-06 11:57 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-06 12:15 ` Ulrich Mueller
2024-04-06 12:34 ` Roy Bamford
2024-04-06 14:04 ` Fabian Groffen
2024-04-07 6:44 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-06 16:15 ` Sam James
2024-04-07 11:24 ` Eddie Chapman
2024-04-11 5:21 ` Joonas Niilola
2024-04-12 7:18 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2024-04-13 7:10 ` [gentoo-dev] " Eddie Chapman
2024-04-03 12:22 ` [gentoo-dev] " Kévin GASPARD DE RENEFORT
2024-04-03 12:26 ` Kévin GASPARD DE RENEFORT
2024-04-04 1:41 ` Duncan
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