On Sun, 8 Jul 2012 22:10:02 +0200 Michał Górny <mgo...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:49:25 +0200 > René Neumann <li...@necoro.eu> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > I'd like just to receive a short clarification about the 'status' of > > base.eclass: Is this eclass expected to be available everywhere, > > i.e. should each eclass make sure it imports and incorporates it. > > Or is it just an eclass like the others and ebuilds should make > > sure they inherit it if needed? > > No. It is unmaintained, has serious design flaws and it simply should > not be used anywhere. At least in EAPI != [01]. > what is the PATCHES=() replacement in new eapis? (mainly why i use base.eclass more and more these days)