On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 18:23:28 -0600 Steev Klimaszewski <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-02-05 at 01:08 +0100, Tom Wijsman wrote: > > > "The -* keyword is special. It is used to indicate package versions > > which are not worth trying to test on unlisted archs." [1] > > > > You can keep rehashing about "winning", but all it does is break > > policy. > > > > [1]: http://devmanual.gentoo.org/keywording > > > > We are saying it is not for use on any but the listed arch, so don't > try to. No? Or are we going to hinge this all on the definition of > "test" in that statement? It has already been tested; and thus, it would be a policy breach to use -* over dropping a keyword. It is also worth trying, when man power allows; or are we going to hinge on the definition of "worth" as well? Looks like we are playing word games; I'll pick one, "unlisted" archs. The appropriate way to say that "it is not for use" on a particular arch is to mask the package, a less appropriate way which is still valid but less appreciated is to remove the keyword; but using the wording "not for use" as "not worth trying to test" is bending policy. -- With kind regards, Tom Wijsman (TomWij) Gentoo Developer E-mail address : [email protected] GPG Public Key : 6D34E57D GPG Fingerprint : C165 AF18 AB4C 400B C3D2 ABF0 95B2 1FCD 6D34 E57D
