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Subject: Re: [gentoo-pms] Re: [PATCH] Allocate __* for package manager
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>>>>> On Sun, 16 Sep 2012, Brian Harring wrote:

> I'd frankly rather it in both locations.  Ebuild devs are more likely 
> to read the sections I tagged w/ this info, imo.

I doubt that many ebuild devs will consult the PMS to find out about
reserved names.

The only way to ensure that __* names are not used in ebuilds is to
enforce it with repoman. And maybe add a note in the devmanual.

Ulrich