On Sun, 08 Feb 2015 11:53:39 -0500 Brian Evans wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > On 02/08/2015 05:17 AM, Pacho Ramos wrote: > > Hello > > > > Many times has raised the question about how we could handle those > > packages (like icon packs, wallpapers...) that are not arch > > dependent and, then, could be stabilized all at the same time by > > the first arch team that is going to stabilize it. > > > > Some months ago it was suggested that this packages could have a > > KEYWORD with a value like "~arch" for example that could indicate > > this situation: > > http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/gentoo/dev/283020 > > > > But it was shown that it would be difficult to make it work > > properly at PM level. > > > > Then, I was wondering if we could handle this simply by having: - A > > new keyword for bugzilla like "STABLEREQALL" to easily allow arch > > teams to filter this kind of packages and handle them in this > > "special way" - A new key for metadata.xml files to specify there > > that the package can be handled in that way. > > > > What do you think about this? It wouldn't need any change at PM > > level and, then, it should be easy to do. > > > > > > I would like to see packages with PHP scripts (only) be included with > such a proposal. i.e. dev-php/PEAR-* . They are only text files which > may only rely on dev-lang/php USE which are simple to detect with > repoman failures.
This is way too dangerous. Perl packages are also text files, but there was a case in history, when perl package was working only on specific architecture. Best regards, Andrew Savchenko
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