Re: [gentoo-dev] About the 'eapi' file in profile directories

[Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>]

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> On 1 Aug 2021, at 00:23, Joshua Kinard <kumba@gentoo.org> wrote:
> 
>> [snip]
> 
> Yeah, I found one mention in the Wiki[1], but not under "Profiles" in the
> devmanual[2].  The Wiki description doesn't say why that file is needed in
> every single subdirectory.
> 
> [1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Profile_(Portage)#Profile_structure
> [2] https://devmanual.gentoo.org/profiles/index.html
> 
> That said, the PMS reference actually provides the clearest explanation.  I
> think that language should be in the devmanual at [2], as it also explains
> the lack of inheritance.
> 

Does this PR [0] for the devmanual help a bit? Let me know if you have feedback
(either here or on GitHub is fine, I don't mind).

> Okay, mystery solved.  We'll have to someday revisit why this file can't be
> inherited, which would allow us to reduce the number of copies in the tree.
> 

Yeah, I think this is worth investigating. I've wondered the same thing before.

[0]  https://github.com/gentoo/devmanual/pull/240

best,
sam

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