From: Ben de Groot <yngwin@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:17:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e117dbb91003181517l2b63cd1fh83cdf0fd1ddb988@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100318215331.59ad6253@notorcomp.notorgroup.local>
On 18 March 2010 21:53, Doktor Notor <notordoktor@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:27:50 +0100
> Ben de Groot <yngwin@gentoo.org> wrote:
>
>> > Since the last option will take time in any case, I guess the first
>> > option is the best to achieve the desired goal: make sure Python 3
>> > stays as far away as possible from any system that doesn't need it.
>>
>> And the best way to do that is to package.mask it.
>
> Mask in the CVS tree?! Hmmm, there are tons of broken junk long dead
> upstream in the tree that doesn't even compile - guess what - not
> masked and noone's caring.
If that is the case, that is bad practice and should be remedied,
not used as an excuse to commit more crimes.
> Why on earth would you mask a working
> package with extremely active maintainer in CVS
Because it is extremely useless to the great majority of users.
Cheers,
--
Ben de Groot
Gentoo Linux Qt project lead developer
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Thread overview: 56+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-03-18 19:20 [gentoo-dev] Packages pulling in python-3*, also they dont require it Thomas Sachau
2010-03-18 19:24 ` Fabian Groffen
2010-03-18 20:27 ` Ben de Groot
2010-03-18 20:53 ` Doktor Notor
2010-03-18 22:09 ` Sebastian Pipping
2010-03-18 22:17 ` Ben de Groot [this message]
2010-03-19 8:12 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-19 8:54 ` Dale
2010-03-19 8:57 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-19 9:23 ` Dale
2010-03-19 9:30 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-19 10:13 ` Dale
2010-03-19 10:34 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-19 14:54 ` Dale
2010-03-20 0:51 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2010-03-20 9:56 ` Jean-Marc Hengen
2010-03-20 12:53 ` Zac Medico
2010-03-20 14:11 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-22 21:12 ` Jacob Godserv
2010-03-23 15:37 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-23 16:15 ` Duncan
2010-03-20 12:47 ` Peter Hjalmarsson
2010-03-19 9:35 ` [gentoo-dev] " Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-19 9:39 ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-19 9:55 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-19 9:56 ` Brian Harring
2010-03-19 10:01 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-19 10:27 ` Brian Harring
2010-03-19 9:40 ` Brian Harring
2010-03-19 15:13 ` [gentoo-dev] " Nikos Chantziaras
2010-03-19 18:26 ` Alec Warner
2010-03-20 12:42 ` Nikos Chantziaras
2010-03-19 5:35 ` [gentoo-dev] " Alec Warner
2010-03-19 7:15 ` Dale
2010-03-19 7:58 ` Zac Medico
2010-03-19 8:52 ` Dale
2010-03-19 9:09 ` Zac Medico
2010-03-19 22:28 ` Alistair Bush
2010-03-19 15:02 ` Dale
2010-03-19 15:21 ` Doktor Notor
2010-03-18 19:28 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-18 19:43 ` Thomas Sachau
2010-03-18 20:02 ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-18 20:10 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-18 20:57 ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-18 20:21 ` Thomas Sachau
2010-03-18 21:00 ` Petteri Räty
2010-03-18 21:06 ` Ciaran McCreesh
2010-03-18 21:45 ` Thomas Sachau
2010-03-18 19:33 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-18 19:47 ` Thomas Sachau
2010-03-18 19:55 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
2010-03-18 20:13 ` Thomas Sachau
2010-03-18 21:40 ` Brian Harring
2010-03-20 12:51 ` [gentoo-dev] " Peter Hjalmarsson
2010-03-20 14:07 ` Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis
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