* Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: GLEP 83 [v3]: EAPI deprecation
@ 2022-08-02 5:07 99% ` Ulrich Mueller
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From: Ulrich Mueller @ 2022-08-02 5:07 UTC (permalink / raw
To: Duncan; +Cc: gentoo-dev
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>>>>> On Mon, 01 Aug 2022, Duncan wrote:
> The first possible clarification fits here (I think). Something like:
> This GLEP is intended as a policy reference guide for EAPI minimum effective
> times. Despite the statistical qualifications listed here no EAPI
> will be deprecated or banned without specific Gentoo Council action.
> (While this is implied by the "Gentoo Council will..." wording, making it
> explicit could prevent later confusion/controversy.)
> [...]
> The second possible clarification seems to fit about here, but may require
> a bit of adjustment to the text above it.
> The two 24-month times are effectively additive, yielding a total 48 months
> minimum between addition of an EAPI and banning of the previous one. Given
> past EAPI history of at minimum a year between EAPI introductions that should
> yield a minimum three years of active EAPI life before deprecation, one year
> minimum as the newest EAPI plus two years before deprecation, plus two years
> of deprecation, for five years total EAPI life before ban.
> (This isn't entirely necessary but makes explicit the answer to one of my first
> questions reading the proposal. YMMV. I debated spec vs rational, but decided
> rational was a better fit.)
I'd rather keep the text concise. For the first suggestion, the wording
already implies it. For the second one, people can do that maths
themselves.
Ulrich
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