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From: Nick Dimiduk <ndimiduk@gentoo.org>
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Dirk Sch=F6nberger wrote:
> I just shortly looked at it and I don't know all intricacies, but I see
> the use of {PV}.
> I real frameworks, a new version of the headers or libraries is assumed=
 to
> be installed if "major changes", i.e. source incompatible API changes,
> occur. IIRC, {PV}  changes with each new minor version or -r version? S=
o
> this may possibly create too many versions. Does there exist a variable
> which changes less often, or should there be introduced such a variable=
?

I'd read this about major version changes...  AFAIK there is no way to=20
test for external API changes via a variable name.  The best we can do=20
is read the upstream changelog.  The other thing to note is that unless=20
the library is slotted, portage will uninstall the old version of the=20
library (default behavior, iirc) leaving only the most recent version in=20
the framework.

I'm open to suggestions.

Also, are there any libraries in particular with which you'd like to see=20
this working?  What packages should I be using to test this?

-Nick
--=20
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