On 27-11-2017 14:31:29 +0100, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
> Hi Fabian,
> 
> On 11/27/2017 11:07 AM, Fabian Groffen wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I've just finished removing all few remaining interrevisions (-r0.XY)
> > ebuilds from the prefix tree.
> > 
> > In the next Portage release, interrevision support will be removed.
> 
> Please don't!

Ok!

> > I believe we no longer need to modify ebuilds so often, and keeping this
> > feature is now a deviation from mainline which we better avoid.
> 
> Although I've not managed yet to submit as GLEP or so, having interrevisions
> is quite important to me - and for a meta distribution in general I believe.

[snipping reasons as to why interrevisions are useful]

Would it be acceptable to "ban" the interrevisions from the prefix-tree,
but keep support in Prefix Portage?

Thanks,
Fabian

-- 
Fabian Groffen
Gentoo on a different level

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