2017-02-21 12:56 GMT+01:00 Alexis Ballier <aball...@gentoo.org>: > On Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:16:59 +1300 > Kent Fredric <ken...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > > Also, given its a -9999 package, standards and assumptions of quality > > are typically much lower. > > not at all; a lot of people do maintain -9999 pretty well in order to > follow upstream and use it as a template when bumping the next version, > so standards and assumptions of quality are actually higher there :) > > yes, or to look from a different angle, speaking for -9999 packages _in_ tree: It can be expected that it does not build because the ebuild has not caught up with upstream, hopefully for the shortest time possible. _but_ it should have the same level of (bash/EAPI/deps) code cleanliness of any other ebuild.
BTW that help a lot we, users, that want to test that package in the limbo time upstream has done some changes and the ebuild as not caught up. Othrewise just avoid the -9999 in tree, a lot of developer have said they are evil in the past (right?) cheers, Francesco
