[gentoo-dev] Suggestion about how to tell ATs that a package can be stabilized on all arches at the same time

2015-02-08 Thread Pacho Ramos
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

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in games-board/stockfish: stockfish-6.ebuild metadata.xml Manifest ChangeLog

2015-02-08 Thread Sergey Popov
07.02.2015 23:12, hasufell пишет: In addition... there is no work that needs to be done that has not already been done, other than banning an eclass or stating that it is the way to go. How would you do that without breaking all user apps? Clearly - by slowly migrating away from it and do not

[gentoo-dev] Last rites: app-portage/portage-mod_jabber, media-sound/moodbar

2015-02-08 Thread Hanno Böck
# Hanno Boeck ha...@gentoo.org (08 Feb 2150) # Dead upstream, will be removed in 30 days if nobody # complains. app-portage/portage-mod_jabber # Hanno Boeck ha...@gentoo.org (08 Feb 2150) # Dead upstream, will be removed in 30 days if nobody # complains. media-sound/moodbar -- Hanno Böck

[gentoo-dev] Git mirror news: travis-ci running repoman, git-cvs merge revert tools

2015-02-08 Thread Michał Górny
Hello, everyone. I would like to announce that our little rsync-git band-aid mirror [1] is doing fine and we're actively working towards improving Gentoo development experience. First of all, we have enabled tree-wide repoman scans using travis-ci [2]. Besides providing regularly updated

Re: [gentoo-dev] Last rites: app-portage/portage-mod_jabber, media-sound/moodbar

2015-02-08 Thread Alan McKinnon
On 08/02/2015 14:04, Hanno Böck wrote: # Hanno Boeck ha...@gentoo.org (08 Feb 2150) # Dead upstream, will be removed in 30 days if nobody # complains. media-sound/moodbar I use this, it builds without errors and works well with Amarok. Please leave it in the tree for as long as it functions

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: ffmpeg vs libav choice of default

2015-02-08 Thread Ian Whyman
On 8 February 2015 at 03:20, Jason A. Donenfeld zx...@gentoo.org wrote: The votes keep pouring in. Ffmpeg is the preference of Gentoo users, as well as the majority of Gentoo developers, and by a very relevant upstream author. I don't think a forum poll, or a poll of users for that matter is

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: ffmpeg vs libav choice of default

2015-02-08 Thread Alexis Ballier
On Sun, 8 Feb 2015 12:19:18 + Ian Whyman thev00...@gentoo.org wrote: On 8 February 2015 at 03:20, Jason A. Donenfeld zx...@gentoo.org wrote: The votes keep pouring in. Ffmpeg is the preference of Gentoo users, as well as the majority of Gentoo developers, and by a very relevant

Re: [gentoo-dev] Suggestion about how to tell ATs that a package can be stabilized on all arches at the same time

2015-02-08 Thread Brian Evans
-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

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in games-board/stockfish: stockfish-6.ebuild metadata.xml Manifest ChangeLog

2015-02-08 Thread hasufell
Rich Freeman: On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 3:12 PM, hasufell hasuf...@gentoo.org wrote: You are making it sound like there is some huge work to be done. There isn't. And no one has to step up to change the current situation, except the council. If you feel so strongly about it, then join the

[gentoo-dev] Re: Last rites: app-portage/portage-mod_jabber, media-sound/moodbar

2015-02-08 Thread Michael Palimaka
On 09/02/15 00:27, Alan McKinnon wrote: On 08/02/2015 14:04, Hanno Böck wrote: # Hanno Boeck ha...@gentoo.org (08 Feb 2150) # Dead upstream, will be removed in 30 days if nobody # complains. media-sound/moodbar I use this, it builds without errors and works well with Amarok. Please

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: ffmpeg vs libav choice of default

2015-02-08 Thread Pacho Ramos
El dom, 08-02-2015 a las 12:19 +, Ian Whyman escribió: [...] So long as libav is effectively dictating the API then by defaulting to ffmpeg we are just delaying the inevitable breakage htting the tree. I know there are people who think we shouldn't break unstable, but I personally prefer a

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Last rites: app-portage/portage-mod_jabber, media-sound/moodbar

2015-02-08 Thread Hanno Böck
On Mon, 09 Feb 2015 01:33:28 +1100 Michael Palimaka kensing...@gentoo.org wrote: On 09/02/15 00:27, Alan McKinnon wrote: I use this, it builds without errors and works well with Amarok. Please leave it in the tree for as long as it functions correctly. I'd like to keep this too. Okay,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in games-board/stockfish: stockfish-6.ebuild metadata.xml Manifest ChangeLog

2015-02-08 Thread Rich Freeman
On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 12:38 PM, hasufell hasuf...@gentoo.org wrote: The council has (at least implicitly) stated that people may stop using common eclasses that standardize stuff in gentoo if they don't like them (that includes python, ruby, perl... eclasses as well, FYI). Maybe we should

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: ffmpeg vs libav choice of default

2015-02-08 Thread Luca Barbato
On 08/02/15 17:13, Alexis Ballier wrote: What we need instead of such endless debate happy bashing (been there, done that) is people doing the work. That's what will improve the distribution. I thought letting libav be the default would improve that; If nobody helps fixing the orphaned and

[gentoo-dev] Automated Package Removal and Addition Tracker, for the week ending 2015-02-08 23:59 UTC

2015-02-08 Thread Robin H. Johnson
The attached list notes all of the packages that were added or removed from the tree, for the week ending 2015-02-08 23:59 UTC. Removals: dev-ml/obrowser 2015-02-02 11:37:14 aballier games-server/tetrix 2015-02-03 14:24:17 pacho

[gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 0/2] Implement soname dependencies

2015-02-08 Thread Zac Medico
This patch series implements soname dependencies, in order to make binary package support more competitive with binary distros. Note that slot-operator dependencies will not be able to serve as a substitute for soname dependencies for the forseeable future, because system dependencies are

[gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 2/2] depgraph: soname dependency resolution (282639)

2015-02-08 Thread Zac Medico
Soname dependency resolution is disabled by default, since it will not work correctly unless all available installed and binary packages have been built by a version of portage which generates REQUIRES and PROVIDES metadata. Soname dependency resolution is enabled when --ignore-soname-deps=n is

[gentoo-portage-dev] [PATCH 1/2] Generate soname dependency metadata (282639)

2015-02-08 Thread Zac Medico
Generate soname dependency metadata for binary and installed packages, in the form of PROVIDES and REQUIRES metadata. It is useful to generate PROVIDES and REQUIRES metadata now, so that it will be available when dependency resolver support is added in the future. Note that slot-operator