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Subject: Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] A way for trying to prevent useless rebuilds
From: Alex Alexander <wired@gentoo.org>
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I once half-implemented something like this but never got to finish it,
I'll try to dig up my code and check out its state.
I recall using updates/ to tell portage what happened, which then updated
the VDB to reflect the new state.
On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Zac Medico <zmedico@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On 07/25/2013 12:14 PM, Pacho Ramos wrote:
> > El jue, 25-07-2013 a las 12:00 -0700, Zac Medico escribi=F3:
> >> On 07/25/2013 11:54 AM, Pacho Ramos wrote:
> >>> This question comes to my mind every time a developer decides to
> >>> drop/add a USE flag to ebuilds like gcc/webkit-gtk/libreoffice...
> >>>
> >>> I think that we should have a file (like used for category movements)
> to
> >>> let PM know how to handle this situation.
> >>>
> >>> For example,
> >>> category/foo-1.0 has a "gnome" USE flag but, later, that one is
> dropped:
> >>> -> If it is now *enabling* that support always, our file could have
> >>> something like:
> >>> category/foo gnome + -> that would mean that, when "gnome" USE flag i=
s
> >>> NOT found, portage assumes it as being enabled, that will mean that
> >>> people having previously "gnome" enabled wouldn't need to rebuild the
> >>> package
> >>>
> >>> ... and the opposite
> >>>
> >>> What do you think?
> >>
> >> We could do something like that. You should propose it in the gentoo-p=
ms
> >> list.
> >
> > OK, wanted to be sure a similar idea wasn't rejected before :)
>
> I recall Brian Harring proposing something like that in the past, but it
> never materialized.
> --
> Thanks,
> Zac
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">I once half-implemented something like this but never got =
to finish it, I'll try to dig up my code and check out its state.<div><=
br></div><div>I recall using updates/ to tell portage what happened, which =
then updated the VDB to reflect the new state.</div>
</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu,=
Jul 25, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Zac Medico <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail=
to:zmedico@gentoo.org" target=3D"_blank">zmedico@gentoo.org</a>></span> =
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">On 0=
7/25/2013 12:14 PM, Pacho Ramos wrote:<br>
> El jue, 25-07-2013 a las 12:00 -0700, Zac Medico escribi=F3:<br>
>> On 07/25/2013 11:54 AM, Pacho Ramos wrote:<br>
>>> This question comes to my mind every time a developer decides =
to<br>
>>> drop/add a USE flag to ebuilds like gcc/webkit-gtk/libreoffice=
...<br>
>>><br>
>>> I think that we should have a file (like used for category mov=
ements) to<br>
>>> let PM know how to handle this situation.<br>
>>><br>
>>> For example,<br>
>>> category/foo-1.0 has a "gnome" USE flag but, later, =
that one is dropped:<br>
>>> -> If it is now *enabling* that support always, our file co=
uld have<br>
>>> something like:<br>
>>> category/foo gnome + -> that would mean that, when "gn=
ome" USE flag is<br>
>>> NOT found, portage assumes it as being enabled, that will mean=
that<br>
>>> people having previously "gnome" enabled wouldn'=
t need to rebuild the<br>
>>> package<br>
>>><br>
>>> ... and the opposite<br>
>>><br>
>>> What do you think?<br>
>><br>
>> We could do something like that. You should propose it in the gent=
oo-pms<br>
>> list.<br>
><br>
> OK, wanted to be sure a similar idea wasn't rejected before :)<br>
<br>
</div></div>I recall Brian Harring proposing something like that in the pas=
t, but it<br>
never materialized.<br>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">--<br>
Thanks,<br>
Zac<br>
<br>
</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <b=
r><div dir=3D"ltr">Alex Alexander<br>+ wired<br>+ <a href=3D"http://www.lin=
uxized.com" target=3D"_blank">www.linuxized.com</a><br>+ <a href=3D"http://=
www.leetworks.com" target=3D"_blank">www.leetworks.com</a></div>
</div>
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