On Fri, 2019-08-02 at 12:24 -0400, Michael Orlitzky wrote:
> On 8/2/19 11:58 AM, Michał Górny wrote:
> > Given that overlays won't do proper assignment, the numbers they choose
> > may collide with numbers used in ::gentoo.  Forcing explicit assignment
> > from dynamic range is cleaner in that regard.
> > 
> 
> I think it would be cleanest to leave the hacks in the overlay, and set
> the desired ID to either 999 or a random number like floppym suggested.
> The meaning of RANDOM is even more clear than "-1", and doesn't require
> us to add both the code that's dead-on-arrival and the CI check to
> ensure that it stays that way. But you're the one who's maintaining it
> now so I won't argue.
> 

I suppose setting it to 999 would also serve the purpose.  Jaco, do you
agree?

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Best regards,
Michał Górny