There was a discussion in #gentoo-pms if we should drop the "domo" install function in EAPI 9:
- It is not much used, only 6 packages (13 ebuilds) in the Gentoo
repository.
- Could you explain (e.g. to a new developer) what the function does,
without looking it up in the spec? :)
- The function implements rather specific functionality for a PM helper.
OTOH, the gettext domain is fixed as ${PN} which isn't always what is
needed.
Rather than fixing the problem mentioned in the last item, it may be
better to reimplement the function in an eclass, where it could also
support different domains.
Notes:
- "domo" already existed in early Portage versions. [1]
- Bug 951502 [2] has been filed for the (conceivable) EAPI 9 feature.
Comments?
[1]
https://github.com/gentoo/gentoo-historical-2/commits/e1fb2ea89f665be4f89bc7980a8a26cf349d3972/sys-apps/portage/files/ebuild
[2] https://bugs.gentoo.org/951502
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