From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 7A4B41581FB for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:22:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 59898E29F3; Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:22:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (dev.gentoo.org [IPv6:2001:470:ea4a:1:5054:ff:fec7:86e4]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1F15CE29EF for ; Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:22:03 +0000 (UTC) From: Ulrich Mueller To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Cc: glep@gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 83 "EAPI deprecation" update Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:21:57 +0200 Message-ID: User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="==-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: 15c5703a-9dad-47b0-b772-0ebc29fc9c82 X-Archives-Hash: 770553bdb52b8fafff439a959d5751c4 --==-=-= Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-=-=" --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Deprecation of an EAPI should not be deferred forever. This update of GLEP 83 will allow it after a longer waiting period of 48 months even if only one newer EAPI would exist at that point. --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline; filename=0001-glep-0083-Allow-deprecation-when-only-one-newer-EAPI.patch Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From=20a1177143b51a374d0acda06915047b7573203a84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =3D?UTF-8?q?Ulrich=3D20M=3DC3=3DBCller?=3D Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 18:09:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] glep-0083: Allow deprecation when only one newer EAPI exis= ts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=3DUTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Signed-off-by: Ulrich M=C3=BCller =2D-- glep-0083.rst | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/glep-0083.rst b/glep-0083.rst index 38b4e57..f542170 100644 =2D-- a/glep-0083.rst +++ b/glep-0083.rst @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Type: Informational Status: Active Version: 1 Created: 2022-06-30 =2DLast-Modified: 2022-08-14 +Last-Modified: 2024-08-30 Post-History: 2022-07-11, 2022-07-31 Content-Type: text/x-rst --- @@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ The Gentoo Council will deprecate an EAPI when =20 * two newer Council-approved EAPIs are supported by the stable version of Portage, and =2D* one of them has been supported for 24 months. +* one of them has been supported for 24 months; or +* one newer Council-approved EAPI has been supported for 48 months. =20 The Gentoo Council will ban a deprecated EAPI when =20 @@ -70,7 +71,9 @@ allow projects to support a longer upgrade path. =20 Requiring two newer EAPIs before deprecation will allow ebuilds that are otherwise seldom updated to be bumped to the next but one EAPI =2Dimmediately. +immediately. However, deprecation of an EAPI should not be deferred +forever, so it can be effected after a longer waiting period of 48 +months even if only one newer EAPI exists at that point. =20 A delay of 24 months between deprecation and ban will give ebuild authors enough time to update. This is especially relevant for =2D-=20 2.46.0 --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline; filename=glep-0083.rst Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =2D-- GLEP: 83 Title: EAPI deprecation Author: Ulrich M=C3=BCller Type: Informational Status: Active Version: 1 Created: 2022-06-30 Last-Modified: 2024-08-30 Post-History: 2022-07-11, 2022-07-31 Content-Type: text/x-rst =2D-- Abstract =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Introduce standardized criteria for deprecation and banning of EAPIs. Motivation =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D So far, old EAPIs were deprecated by the Gentoo Council in an ad-hoc manner. No fixed criteria were used, resulting in unpredictable deprecation times after approval of newer EAPIs. Standardized criteria for deprecation and banning will make the life cycle of EAPIs more predictable. Specification =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D A *deprecated EAPI* is no longer required for the upgrade path of users' systems. Its use is discouraged, and tools like pkgcheck will warn about this [#COUNCIL-20130409]_. A *banned EAPI* must no longer be used, neither for new ebuilds, nor for updating of existing ebuilds [#COUNCIL-20140311]_. The Gentoo Council will deprecate an EAPI when * two newer Council-approved EAPIs are supported by the stable version of Portage, and * one of them has been supported for 24 months; or * one newer Council-approved EAPI has been supported for 48 months. The Gentoo Council will ban a deprecated EAPI when * 24 months have passed since its deprecation, and * it is used by fewer than 5 % of ebuilds in the Gentoo repository. EAPIs used in profiles are outside the scope of this GLEP. Rationale =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Timing of EAPI deprecation is a trade-off between different factors. On the one hand, the total number of EAPIs in active use should be limited; this will prevent the learning curve for new developers and contributors from becoming too steep and will help to reduce code complexity, e.g. in eclasses. On the other hand, an upgrade path to a stable system is guaranteed for one year, plus limited support for systems that are outdated more than a year [#COUNCIL-20091109]_. Therefore, previous EAPIs are still required during that time. A period of 24 months before deprecation has been chosen, which is more than the required minimum and will allow projects to support a longer upgrade path. Requiring two newer EAPIs before deprecation will allow ebuilds that are otherwise seldom updated to be bumped to the next but one EAPI immediately. However, deprecation of an EAPI should not be deferred forever, so it can be effected after a longer waiting period of 48 months even if only one newer EAPI exists at that point. A delay of 24 months between deprecation and ban will give ebuild authors enough time to update. This is especially relevant for overlays and downstream distributions. An additional requirement for banning an EAPI is that fewer than 5 % of ebuilds are using the EAPI in question. This requirement is defined to help keep the number of ebuild updates (and bug reports requesting them) manageable, as a banned EAPI is sufficient reason for updating an ebuild. Backwards Compatibility =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D The following table compares the actual dates of deprecations and bans [#PMS-PROJECT]_ with the dates that would have resulted from the criteria proposed in this GLEP ("new date"). =3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D EAPI Portage Gentoo repo deprecated diff. banned = diff. =2D--- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ------ ---------= -------------- ------ \ stable usage < 5 % actual date new date months actual date= new date months =3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D 0 2005-12-26 2017-02-28 2014-02-25 2009-12-11 -50 2016-01-10 = 2017-02-28 +14 1 2007-12-11 2009-10-25 2013-04-09 2011-01-08 -27 2014-03-11 = 2013-01-08 -14 2 2009-01-08 2015-03-27 2013-04-09 2012-03-08 -13 2014-03-11 = 2015-03-27 +12 3 2010-03-08 2015-01-16 2014-02-25 2013-03-17 -11 2016-01-10 = 2015-03-17 -10 4 2011-03-17 2018-01-11 2015-10-11 2016-01-17 +3 2018-04-08 = 2018-01-17 -3 5 2012-12-11 2021-06-15 2018-05-13 2018-06-27 +1 2021-08-08 = 2021-06-15 -2 6 2016-01-17 2022-11-06 2021-07-11 2021-07-05 0 = 2023-07-05 [*]_ 7 2018-06-27 8 2021-07-05 =3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D = =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D .. [*] Extrapolated date, obtained by fitting data between 2021-01-01 and 2022-07-31 with an exponential function. References =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D .. [#COUNCIL-20130409] "EAPI deprecation", Gentoo Council meeting summary 2013-04-09 (https://projects.gentoo.org/council/meeting-logs/20130409-summary.txt). Note: The original quote says "Repoman" instead of "pkgcheck". .. [#COUNCIL-20140311] "Ban on EAPI 1 and 2 should extend to updating EAPI in existing ebuilds", Gentoo Council meeting summary 2014-03-11 (https://projects.gentoo.org/council/meeting-logs/20140311-summary.txt) .. [#COUNCIL-20091109] "Upgrade path for old systems", Gentoo Council meeting summary 2009-11-09 (https://projects.gentoo.org/council/meeting-logs/20091109-summary.txt) .. 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