-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 09/28/2013 03:00 AM, Ulrich Mueller wrote: >>>>>> On Sat, 28 Sep 2013, heroxbd wrote: > >> I am revisiting this topic based on previous discussions[1,2,3]. > >> There seems to be a constant need for toolchain with a new EAPI. The >> only block is "how can we upgrade from an ancient system?", "don't >> bump or the upgrade path will be break". Let's figure out a solid >> upgrade path consciously, with a test farm of ancient systems, and >> then bump the EAPI of toolchain. > > The upgrade path is not at all what is blocking this. In its 20130409 > meeting, the council has (unanimously) decided: "EAPIs 0 to 2 are no > longer required for the upgrade path of users' systems." > > The reason why toolchain packages are still at EAPI 0 was explained in > this posting: > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.project/2369/focus=2377 > > AFAICS, changing that is entirely the task of the toolchain team. > Yes, it is entirely the task of the toolchain team, and looks like heroxbd joined the toolchain team and would like to push the rest of his team for this update. Something I greatly thank him for.
I don't think any dev wants to (or really could) force toolchain to update individually, however, if motivated people want to join the team and help, his question appeared to be will it be permitted to be updated. - -Zero -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.20 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJSRwnhAAoJEKXdFCfdEflKVycP/RrDx0riRF9HO8yjMlPxPRmX Fm4xl+KdGNiKIxHDKVKGehyHDGyEVxUq8ZtrNqkQurtgibhtI2eErOjWYVHsV2Yj A2lW8JubwvYn14Qk0Pem9jg5cGTbo1mEA4UGG2XMWYzyGJkXi/m+alJYTQfZpbGk VKwll6wAMpPpVoV/xAA/mHX5AJrALQrP9/0xqOtvcSSvJTZvu4rpLFPWRlUf6Q6C Z+0grxc3x6Nq6Ryn6f39KLRYgXv6AEwx9ieajKu7ES+rBbTWsJCHtPD+H3zZbJI8 g+/2GPMgDmQ9tMQwuBwPdylUzGhPwd8Gmd6546mnBPOlZZNsJxBc/Cqt1paMyaPy sZp2igbXR5B9ha6Tg5bW7j6WDKqr9QZAslGYrXJa25wwmvcBQV+EsJrmmpQbDCdi todWjippnmJATDHVsHR1tW11/iO0t6UUKI8jLZm7HCaGXRptILWfICYYXAM19ntq 9DWpA4BIpQzZx0s3cQZ1eIB3lHxPL387UWitAI9zW23Q0VYfddQgbLKbAo76GkR7 3ta6wjvIJ2vPBgxvv5Eo/hfKMUtxxyGeA/Jp6+zRMKPxcsqBocQXMs7pdmTON3Mb ddDLJ88tPc9QenHzE4PwCiTjSPDCSQRzrhmzt1iQEsIitVXDnL5kXGt38MfxT9We 7p2PfdN8P4VekqKIcEVT =ROKo -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
