On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 4:59 PM, Brian Dolbec <dol...@gentoo.org> wrote: > On Tue, 2012-04-24 at 16:45 +0200, Michał Górny wrote: >> On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:37:31 -0400 >> Mike Frysinger <vap...@gentoo.org> wrote: >> >> > On Tuesday 24 April 2012 10:11:44 Theo Chatzimichos wrote: >> > > Since .cvsignore is needed either way, I'm going to do it in three >> > > days if there are no objections. But I'd like some feedback for the >> > > move of the file in /var. Opinions? >> > >> > considering the server generates it and the end user never does, i >> > don't see the point. they get it via the normal `emerge --sync` >> > process. -mike >> >> Maybe we should consider moving it to metadata/? >> >> On the other hand, moving it will require fixing all tools using it. >> And as it is already deprecated, I don't see much good in still working >> on it. >> > > I agree, a sudden move (3 days) will cause nuisance breakage. If > anything, lets firm up the schedule for it's removal, so that all tools > can be updated to use cat/pkg/metadata.xml only for local flags. > > Otherwise there will be a lot of user noise generated over broken tools > such as several gentoolkit utilities, porthole, kuroo, kportagetray,... > -- > Brian Dolbec <dol...@gentoo.org>
I said three days for the .cvsignore, not for moving the file to /var
