On Mon, 10 Apr 2017 16:01:55 -0400
"William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt-ml@o-sinc.com> wrote:
>
> Ok I concede on removing older versions. Lets put old version aside.
> 
> What about adding new? You still have to add the new version to
> PYTHON_COMPAT in each ebuild right?
> 
> What about users? Do they need do anything if they have specific
> targets set? Or all should just use Wildcard and if in ~arch have
> 3-4+ pythons.
> 
> Even if house cleaning, removing old is not an issue. You still have
> adding new, and the end user experience.

What about dependencies? Their slots must be increased as well right?

In fact that effects removal. You cannot remove an old version if any
depend on that slot specifically.

Rather in Java's case. If an older is removed, the ebuild does not need
to be modified ever.... Nor if a new one is added unless it breaks.

-- 
William L. Thomson Jr.