-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 09/02/13 07:52 AM, Alexis Ballier wrote: > On Sat, 09 Feb 2013 23:38:35 +1100 Michael Palimaka > <kensing...@gentoo.org> wrote: > >> I even noticed some maintainers adding subslots dependencies on >> libraries that do not yet define subslots. This too seems >> reasonable, given that there would be no impact until the library >> defines a (sensible) subslot in the future. > > By the way, this could also be discussed: I did not check, but as > far as I understand it subslot is equal to slot if not defined. > When said library defines a subslot, the subslot will change and > thus triggers a (likely useless) rebuild of your package setting a > := dep. > > Alexis. >
That isn't so much of a concern, imo, as the sub-slot introduction (and therefore change) will most likely not occur on a library until that library is bumped (ie, when an upgrade occurs on the library and therefore also a rebuild of rdeps) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iF4EAREIAAYFAlEZENUACgkQ2ugaI38ACPDKtAD8CLuyIbPH7yhzYj0hsShlLgkU LJkJCrtnureSz9dyUPgA/R0GMc71Oys9K62E6p+Qye+xg1AQdP8iEj6IHSFhzv0+ =sxVB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
