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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:50:10 +1200
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] don't rely on dynamic deps
From: Kent Fredric <kentfredric@gmail.com>
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On 28 July 2014 09:34, Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> wrote:

> and if it doesn't work for them,
> they'll sync in the updates one way or another (using an overlay if
> necessary).
>

However, in the case the package gets removed from tree, an updates based
approach would allow the dependencies to be cleaned up long after the
package itself is gone.

And this proves useful, because one of the questions people tend to ask (
or should ) when experiencing problems is "did you sync lately". If they
did sync lately, our best attempts at fixing their bug is employed.


-- 
Kent

*KENTNL* - https://metacpan.org/author/KENTNL

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">=
On 28 July 2014 09:34, Rich Freeman <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto=
:rich0@gentoo.org" target=3D"_blank">rich0@gentoo.org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:=
<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-lef=
t:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div id=3D":3j4" class=3D"a3s" style=3D"overflow:hidden"> and if it doesn&#=
39;t work for them,<br>
they&#39;ll sync in the updates one way or another (using an overlay if<br>
necessary).</div></blockquote></div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">Ho=
wever, in the case the package gets removed from tree, an updates based app=
roach would allow the dependencies to be cleaned up long after the package =
itself is gone.<br>
<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra">And this proves useful, because one of=
 the questions people tend to ask ( or should ) when experiencing problems =
is &quot;did you sync lately&quot;. If they did sync lately, our best attem=
pts at fixing their bug is employed.<br>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><div>Kent<font size=3D"1"><b> <br><br></b></font></div><div><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(204,204,204)"><font size=3D"1"><b>KENTNL</b> - <a href=3D"htt=
ps://metacpan.org/author/KENTNL" target=3D"_blank">https://metacpan.org/aut=
hor/KENTNL</a></font></span><br>
</div><div><br></div></div>
</div></div>

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