On Thu, 2019-09-05 at 15:14 +0200, Thomas Deutschmann wrote: > On 2019-09-05 06:02, Michał Górny wrote: > > > In my case I am working on a new mysql eclass to outsource pkg_config > > > function which is shared at least between dev-db/mysql and > > > dev-db/percona-server (and maybe dev-db/mariadb). > > > > > > For this new eclass I would say it's a "per-package" eclass and would > > > probably have skipped mailing list review, too. > > > > Everyone can skip as many paragraphs as they want, and then apply what's > > said later to something said way earlier. > > Could you please stop adding any bad interpretation? > > That was a serious question. For you, it's pretty clear. I am showing > you, that for me, it isn't pretty clear. When you believe I skipped > important lines in my quote please outline what I have missed and I will > take the blame. > > > > > If you want to make it clear, change "should" to "must" and maybe > > > clarify per-package exception and limit to update case if you believe > > > that really *all* *new* eclasses must be send to mailing list. > > > > Submit a part. This is a community effort. Nitpicking and complaining > > doesn't make things better. Fixing them does. > > Sure, but at the moment *you* are the one who are saying it's a MUST. I > don't understand it that way and I am fine with my understanding that > per-package eclasses *should* but *must not* get reviewed through > mailing list. In other words I am asking you to show us where it's > written that *all* *new* eclasses *must* get reviewed through mailing > list. I cannot find something like that in current devmanual (the link > you showed). > > Maybe I am still missing something after reading > https://devmanual.gentoo.org/eclass-writing/ 3 times... > > In case I am not missing anything I suggested to improve devmanual in > case you believe this should be a hard requirement. Because at the > moment I don't believe it should be a hard requirement, *I* will not > propose any changes. >
So to summarize, instead of working together in order to follow a well- established policy, you prefer to do whatever you find convenient at the moment, as long as you justify it by finding some document whose wording does not perfectly prevent you from bending the policy? Yes, that sounds like a very good attitude for a Council member. -- Best regards, Michał Górny
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