Re: [gentoo-pms] EAPI 5

[Ulrich Mueller <ulm@gentoo.org>]

>>>>> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:

> On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 21:58:24 +0200
> Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
>> Of course, if we take the 'quick EAPI 5 route', it won't include
>> anything useful. In the meantime, do we have a complete list of
>> candidates for EAPI 5?

> Let's continue this on the PMS list.

> * user patches

> * EAPI parsing

> * the things that were left out of 4:

>     + slot operator deps

>     + profile IUSE

> * No -j1 for src_test

> * Remove deprecated stuff

Hm, remove IMAGE. Anything else?

> * Zero or one REQUIRED_USE operator

No objections from me to all of the above.

> These might be cheap now?

> * New bash version

Too early, IMHO. Let's implement EAPI parsing first, then wait for
some reasonable time (which presumably means EAPI 6).

> * Get a versionator replacement into the PM

Given the long time it's been in limbo I doubt that this will be a
quick feature. (But I'll be glad if you convince me of the opposite.)

Other cheap stuff:

* Mandate GNU find (bug 384157)
* Add an EBUILD_PHASE_FUNC variable (bug 390765)
* usex: new "use" type helper (bug 382963)
* econf: append --disable-silent-rules (bug 379497)

Ulrich