Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
>> All good points. I cannot believe there exists no other way to solve
>> this technical issue other than resorting to such a non-Unix-like
>> idea. Obviously all of the software packages cited above endeavor to
>> avoid such nastiness.
>
> Then why don't you come up with a viable solution?
I already have - look back at my posts; very similar to Rich0's idea.
And I tire of the argument that if one doesn't have a perfect solution
now, we should adopt a half-brained one. The point of this is to spur
discussion to come up with a better solution.
> For the same reason they're willing to accept the package name and
> version in the filename.
The fact that you think this is the same thing as having the EAPI in the
filename is odd.
> "If you paint the bikeshed, I shall throw my toys out of the pram and
> run off crying.".
>
> Why don't you propose a viable alternative instead of making threats?
Not a threat. And this will be my last post on the topic. I will not
take your bate and continue to argue, creating more noise on this list -
I've expressed how I feel.
-Joe
