Zac Medico wrote: > Christoph Mende wrote: >> Hi, > >> I'm currently working on a new eclass for Xfce4 that, as opposed to the >> previous ones (xfce42.eclass, xfce44.eclass), is supposed to be used >> for all versions. Now the most logical name for an eclass like that >> would be xfce4.eclass, except that eclass already exists. It seems like >> it was used for Xfce 4.2 and has been deprecated for quite some time >> now. Obviously, packages using that eclass (which is zero in the main >> tree and zero in the xfce herd's overlay btw) wouldn't work with my new >> eclass, so I can't just extend said eclass. Now my big question is: Do >> I have to think of a new name for my eclass (was thinking of something >> like xfce4-r1.eclass, which I don't really like though) or can I just >> overwrite the old eclass? > > > Considering that stable portage (2.1.4.4) uses environment.bz2 and > doesn't need the eclasses to exist for uninstall or binary packages, > and it's exceedingly unlikely that it will hurt anyone, I think you > should go ahead and overwrite the old eclass. >
The names of eclasses aren't shown to users and I think figuring out a new name is a minor inconvenience so I would just go with the safe route. Regards, Petteri
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