On Mon, 2005-08-29 at 15:36 -0500, Brian Harring wrote: > On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 01:27:34PM -0400, Chris Gianelloni wrote: > > This could still be done under profiles. Personally, I like the idea of > > something more like this: > > > > project/os/arch/version for profiles > > > > This would give us something like this: > > > > default/linux/x86/2006.0 > > default/freebsd/alpha/2006.0 > > hardened/linux/amd64/2006.0/2.4 > > hardened/freebsd/x86/2006.0 > > uclibc/linux/mips/2006.0/cobalt > > server/linux/x86/2006.0 > > I like... > That's pretty much what I'm aiming for; not after forcing *you* to do > server/etc, just would prefer to see it structured so that others can > do so.
I might just go ahead and do this (at least the default/linux part) for 2006.0, so we can slowly transition away from the default-linux stuff as we deprecate older profiles. > That said, initial email was worded a bit strongly, so pardon ;) No problem... it happens when one speaks of something they're passionate about. > > > Two scenarios for how this will result in visible issues for people- > > > 1) CVS users, aka, devs. Devs *should* be running latest portage, > > > which would know about the shift. If they're running an older > > > portage version and aren't willing to upgrade, they tag the > > > symlinks themselves. It's a minor annoyance frankly; assuming they > > > read -dev (like they're suppossed to :P ), they'll know in advance > > > it's coming. > > > > Many devs use the latest stable versions of packages rather than testing > > versions. I tend to find this to be a good thing as there are often > > bugs in particular combinations of package versions that aren't > > necessarily spotted when running all ~arch. > > > > Also, devs are not required to read or even be subscribed to -dev. > > Agreed. Implicit in all this is that I'm going to have to make a bit > of noise (and probably attempt and get it shoved out via gwn) prior to > doing it, so that I don't have ~100 devs who didn't hear the news > looking in my direction. What other changes are you guys thinking of regarding profiles? -- Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering - Strategic Lead/QA Manager Games - Developer Gentoo Linux
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