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 TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E8AF7138350 for ; Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:46:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 277B9E0BB2; Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:46:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wr1-x42f.google.com (mail-wr1-x42f.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::42f]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D31DCE0AB4 for ; Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:46:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wr1-x42f.google.com with SMTP id k1so11953442wrx.4 for ; Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:46:10 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=robbieab-com.20150623.gappssmtp.com; s=20150623; h=content-transfer-encoding:from:mime-version:subject:date:message-id :references:in-reply-to:to; bh=zO5SXLPC0XFTPMrBr9wI2eziXEo51lHbxENXjtctMXo=; b=h5cMJMu13NTl1RhI/S1DBHL11EASGakanS3vPzCahbnb80XlcKWrDyJvd2U+7agFlU adIkgvyWT8pJvWQs8Jl8qReAAHgYOo/fmUTwP5D3I0BdSgLQpeXb0JW7xvo7KAlyKhL+ OcVTAYx3PLO4i8znPwqesD3YfZW2BVmX60BXWVAaTp49b1nZKbtb6lYcWrw9L9cpROLD rNCoWdCnsSl4EMbB03GDpd9aJSHupEc+VNUFg2pcPPI235v0CUHOJgSgmKO0kttAAr3U g1cyWt3LAn0K8lOSttpFEmcNhj8IJcE3n6D2pYwv1hdWq1tttP/NdgBL7bpCYJrPeeKL 1HBA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:content-transfer-encoding:from:mime-version :subject:date:message-id:references:in-reply-to:to; bh=zO5SXLPC0XFTPMrBr9wI2eziXEo51lHbxENXjtctMXo=; b=W32+4fVFno7C2mFgHUC67A/1VUYoHQIPIqiY1rQxcGeZy6qcvM1NTnTvNxfrp8MpXk xj0QWdFcU7yIx9LycghsBOSMDi6kHxy4EGmW3zV/j9S2r3U2Gxa4Y70pfhnb/pXQzhuX Ln9ywRJpLPDOswC9Lp4oSzLn8LswWEkNauZtmrU7wAJHgX+66AnjorThlDa0tpkIVCgm IjjjAiMbssKT2kBRu/NKFTfwsufHQ1DC1W3KMgXWaDcaSWa7ByKhxqJFpm4eNCvOQQJs DhJJRcxOFVw05OWM02R2LQ9J3ilmNutc0cIZf2keLceByd2axNzKrTxyqqBWMRyFy02v TBxQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0Pua6GIXXgKpVNNdj67DqSN0KP0O6h74xupwAKx7AnDPu9PCY1M9E TbB+VNEOz+SD2fok8pt91JuHvPYBWQs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypJQC5+hpDxU8SOIotROmmJqsppxgoJCtq9oyHdeYIP3u6P+zWUmb90Y3aIOhA2alMPpRYBKRA== X-Received: by 2002:adf:fad0:: with SMTP id a16mr13580670wrs.149.1587750369176; Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:46:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [192.168.1.127] ([84.68.25.86]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id b85sm3831680wmb.21.2020.04.24.10.46.08 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 24 Apr 2020 10:46:08 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: Robert Bridge Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Auto-Response-Suppress: DR, RN, NRN, OOF, AutoReply Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: [OBORONA-SPAM] Re: [OBORONA-SPAM] Re: [gentoo-user] Is Gentoo dead? Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:46:08 +0100 Message-Id: <5682E907-22D3-40AA-AA2D-0939A8FD024D@robbieab.com> References: In-Reply-To: To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (17D50) X-Archives-Salt: 8f2bfb99-a565-45ac-9059-94072e3b65fe X-Archives-Hash: 28b4b8f6de9fe6cd358551648a565887 On 24 Apr 2020, at 18:37, Caveman Al Toraboran wrote: >=20 > =EF=BB=BFOn Friday, April 24, 2020 8:30 PM, inasprecali wrote: >=20 >> There is no rational reason for the core of Portage to be written in >> C. >=20 > curious.. are you also cool if busybox was written > in python? The argument for a statically linked C portage is really two arguments: one a= bout linking and a separate though slightly related argument about language c= hoice. Regarding the statically linked argument: while there is some justification f= or eliminating dependencies, unless and until your statically linked portage= is going to include a minimal C computer capable of bootstrapping gcc and a= toolchain, you are still going to have to deal with the risk of external co= mponents breaking. Regarding the argument about language: portage should be written in whatever= language the portage writers are most comfortable with. The benefits of any= individual language are really going to be less than the benefits of a tool= that mostly works with developers who are willing to support it.=20=