Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Last rites: eclass/php5_1.eclass
On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 03:05:18PM -0500, Doug Goldstein wrote: > On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Ryan Hill wrote: > > On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:23:03 +0200 > > Matti Bickel wrote: > > > >> On 07/17/2010 09:58 PM, Matti Bickel wrote: > >> > since there's no dev-lang/php-5.1* version in the tree anymore, this > >> > eclass is useless. It will be removed on 17th August 2010. > >> > >> I've just been told by scarabeus that eclass removal is a two years > >> minimum process. So it'll be removed 17th August 2012 and marked #...@dead > >> (deprived of functionality) in the next days. > > > > /me shakes his fist once again at the inanity of this policy. > > > > > > Just remove it! If the council can not be bothered to help developers > develop but instead hinder developers from developing, then they are > no longer relevant and should be treated as such. Other course of > action could always be that they should all be kicked out and replaced > with a suitable organization to ensure Gentoo's technical and > developmental success. Thats a bit harsh :) We are already planning to re-visit this issue: http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/msg_fcd62364eb57125a651397a5328a7af9.xml > -- > Doug Goldstein -- Alex Alexander :: wired Gentoo Developer www.linuxized.com pgpErqcdnbJYK.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Last rites: eclass/php5_1.eclass
On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Ryan Hill wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:23:03 +0200 > Matti Bickel wrote: > >> On 07/17/2010 09:58 PM, Matti Bickel wrote: >> > since there's no dev-lang/php-5.1* version in the tree anymore, this >> > eclass is useless. It will be removed on 17th August 2010. >> >> I've just been told by scarabeus that eclass removal is a two years >> minimum process. So it'll be removed 17th August 2012 and marked #...@dead >> (deprived of functionality) in the next days. > > /me shakes his fist once again at the inanity of this policy. > > Just remove it! If the council can not be bothered to help developers develop but instead hinder developers from developing, then they are no longer relevant and should be treated as such. Other course of action could always be that they should all be kicked out and replaced with a suitable organization to ensure Gentoo's technical and developmental success. -- Doug Goldstein
[gentoo-dev] Re: Last rites: eclass/php5_1.eclass
On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:23:03 +0200 Matti Bickel wrote: > On 07/17/2010 09:58 PM, Matti Bickel wrote: > > since there's no dev-lang/php-5.1* version in the tree anymore, this > > eclass is useless. It will be removed on 17th August 2010. > > I've just been told by scarabeus that eclass removal is a two years > minimum process. So it'll be removed 17th August 2012 and marked #...@dead > (deprived of functionality) in the next days. /me shakes his fist once again at the inanity of this policy. -- fonts, gcc-porting, and it's all by design toolchain, wxwidgetsto keep us from losing our minds @ gentoo.orgEFFD 380E 047A 4B51 D2BD C64F 8AA8 8346 F9A4 0662 signature.asc Description: PGP signature
