On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 16:47:53 +0800 Zhang Le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BTW, if we decide to use .ebuild-1, will we provide a ebuild file for > each EAPI for a specific version of software?
The GLEP covers this. There's no sensible way of doing so. > I guess probably not, coz that is a huge waste of time and energy. If > this is the case, then presumably we only provide new EAPI ebuild for > new versions. > > If a user want to use the new version, he *has* to upgrade his PM so > that it could support the new EAPI. Yes, users will have to upgrade at some point. However, EAPI allows them to upgrade in a graceful manner, without stopping the tree from using new features, and without forcing a mass upgrade at any given time. (And yes, we have to be careful with the ebuilds for package managers and some of their direct deps. But that's a very small part of the tree.) -- Ciaran McCreesh -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
