Michał Górny schrieb:
> You could have a 'versioned' ebuild linked to the actual SRC_URI,
> and bump it whenever you notice the upstream tarball changes. This
> would allow users to have the package upgraded automatically.
>   

I don't think this will help users much. It will just make the package
uninstallable between the time the upstream tarball changes and the
package is bumped.
A live ebuild is at least honestly telling users what to expect.

> I think it would be similar to the situation we had with adobe-flash
> packages.
>   

It reminds me more of the (now defunct) live ebuild of chromium-bin


Best regards,
Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn


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