From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-dev+bounces-47429-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1R1ipU-00024i-Kb for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:56:01 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BEE1821C112; Thu, 8 Sep 2011 17:55:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: from sophia.olemarkus.org (olemarkus.org [178.79.164.89]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B01C021C053 for <gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org>; Thu, 8 Sep 2011 17:55:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sophia.olemarkus.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6F4A1678C; Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:55:19 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at sophia.olemarkus.com Received: from sophia.olemarkus.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (sophia.olemarkaus.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id GWLrLHNy1SYN; Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:55:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (163.224.16.62.customer.cdi.no [62.16.224.163]) by sophia.olemarkus.org (Postfix) with ESMTPA id C408616783; Thu, 8 Sep 2011 19:55:13 +0200 (CEST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org, "Thomas Sachau" <tommy@gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Fwd: [gentoo-dev-announce] Call for items for September 13 council meeting References: <4E64C7BB.907@gentoo.org> <CA+Nrkpd499zUJiHee2f9wfoCgRiQCO0EXetowbPdWYmMGoaFkA@mail.gmail.com> <CA+NrkpciRbkKUZJfJSMF4gbMwqQEzsJHEkqfmp0ZLzfATSoOmA@mail.gmail.com> <4E68F57C.90002@gentoo.org> Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:55:11 +0200 Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-dev+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-dev.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: Quoted-Printable From: "Ole Markus With" <olemarkus@olemarkus.org> Message-ID: <op.v1h319njr8a5bd@localhost> In-Reply-To: <4E68F57C.90002@gentoo.org> User-Agent: Opera Mail/11.50 (Linux) X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 412cafe39167be382a7756d14dca9b58 On Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:03:56 +0200, Thomas Sachau <tommy@gentoo.org> wro= te: > Tom=C3=A1=C5=A1 Chv=C3=A1tal schrieb: >> Start collecting ideas for EAPI5. > > 2) USE-flag based support to install for different slots (e.g. python,= = > ruby or php) > > The second one is already done in some eclasses, afaik php and ruby, b= ut = > it might be a good idea to > have a general framework for all slotted languages, so there is no nee= d = > to re-implement the same for > every language. > I would definately like to see something around this. It feels silly tha= t = slotted languages and its package behave almost the same, but different = = enough for it to be quite annoying for the end users. Also those packagers who have to deal with language bindings towards = multiple slotted languages experience quite a lot of pain because of how= = differently this behaviour is implemented in the various eclasses. -- = Ole Markus