On Fri, 2006-06-02 at 19:48 +0200, Paul de Vrieze wrote:
> On Friday 02 June 2006 18:47, Marius Mauch wrote:
> > Actually this is probably the main problem of all the "package manager
> > compability" gleps: We don't have a proper specification, all existing
> > docs more or less are based on the e
Stephen Bennett wrote:
On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 19:48:39 +0200
Paul de Vrieze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The problem is actually that such a document is a living thing and it
must not only exist initially but be maintained continuously.
Must it? I'd be more inclined to say that if it needs to cha
On Fri, 2 Jun 2006 19:48:39 +0200
Paul de Vrieze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The problem is actually that such a document is a living thing and it
> must not only exist initially but be maintained continuously.
Must it? I'd be more inclined to say that if it needs to change, a new
specification
On Friday 02 June 2006 18:47, Marius Mauch wrote:
> Actually this is probably the main problem of all the "package manager
> compability" gleps: We don't have a proper specification, all existing
> docs more or less are based on the existing portage implementation. So
> right now the implementation
On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:17:06 +
Ferris McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Grant,
> Apologies; I can't find your note from yesterday, so I can't respond
> to the correct topic.
> One question just occurred to me; if it's been addressed before,
> apologies about that, too. Your requireme
On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:17:06 +
Ferris McCormick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What about ebuilds which for
> whatever reason are invalid (serious specification violation, for
> example, to the extent that QA would reject them), but portage accepts
> them anyway. Must the alternative accept the
Grant,
Apologies; I can't find your note from yesterday, so I can't respond
to the correct topic.
One question just occurred to me; if it's been addressed before,
apologies about that, too. Your requirement that any alternative
package manager support any ebuild which portage supports seems
es
