On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:15:25 -0800 Brian Harring <ferri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > No it doesn't. It's transparent to users using an older package > > manager. > > Would be useful if someone pulled older portage versions and checked > exactly what they do in this case- explode, behave, etc (manifest > behaviour included). It's been several years, but I recall portage > having problems at the onset of EAPI w/ it.
It was checked back when 55 was originally written. If it's broken now, it's a breakage since then... > Frankly, in terms of g55 I don't particularly care if it were > implemented- although I'd rather see it go in a seperate repo along > w/ the dozen other fixups needed, preferably starting w/ overlays... Well yes, but that's never realistically going to happen. 55's one of the few repository format fixes that can happen in a reasonable timeframe. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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