> > The real blocker for features that I'd like Gentoo to support is Portage. > > There is only 1½ people working on it and changing anything in it is hard > > because Portage is a horrible mess. There's plenty of activity in the tree > > but new desired features cannot be used in the tree until Portage supports > > them. It also doesn't make matters better that over the years all sorts of > > weird hacks (that now have to be supported) have been added to the tree > > instead of waiting for proper solutions. Most people who are capable of > > helping to improve Portage just don't want to touch it. > > Would you say that portage is the main block in the way of Gentoo's > continued progress?
Actually I guess that's pretty much exactly what you said. I didn't realize portage is where the problem lies. In fact, I thought we were all still proud of portage I'm going to think about this some. - Grant -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
