Re: [gentoo-dev] libpng 1.6 upgrade and subslotting (and misuse of subslotting when there is also normal slotting)

[Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org>]

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Apr 2013 11:02:14 -0400
> Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org>
>> wrote:
>> > On Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:18:22 -0400
>> > Ian Stakenvicius <axs@gentoo.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Revbump -- very important in this case, as the slot-operator dep
>> >> (iirc) does not take effect to allow sub-slot-triggered until
>> >> after a version with the slot-operator has been emerged.
>> >>
>> >> So we want users to re-emerge packages either at the same time
>> >> libpng-1.6 hits the tree, or beforehand so that they will be
>> >> triggered for rebuild when libpng-1.6 hits.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > so we force two rebuilds instead of one ?
>> >
>>
>> Well, ideally you would do it in conjunction with a version bump
>> rather than a revbump.
>>
>> But failing that, a revbump for an EAPI + dependency change seems like
>> the safest option.
>>
>
> or: we can do the conversion in place, tell people to
> @preserve-rebuild / revdep-rebuild and get the benefits next time :)
>

I'm just not sure how the package managers like an in-place EAPI
change. If it works, great.