On Sat, 4 Mar 2017 09:52:38 -0800, Jorge Almeida wrote: > >> [ebuild U ] app-vim/gentoo-syntax-20170225 [20160530] > >> [ebuild U ~] app-editors/gvim-8.0.0386 [8.0.0106] > > > > Because vim-8.0.0386 is stable and, presumably, the vim and gvim > > versions must match. I would suggest filing a stabilisation bug for > > gvim, or > > Isn't it a bit bizarre that portage tries to force users to go > unstable on such an exotic package as one of the two major text > editors?
They're not trying to force anyone, it's simply an oversight. > I couldn't find the name of the maintainer. Maybe different devs are > in charge of vim and gvim? Both are maintained by Gentoo's vim project, v...@gentoo.org. It's in the metadata.xml file in the ebuild directory. There's probably a tool to extract that information but eyeballs-1.0 works for me. > > use emacs... > > What do[es] the maintainer[s] use? I would expect the maintainers of any package to use that package... -- Neil Bothwick The people who are wrapped up in themselves are overdressed.
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