Am 15.02.2013 01:19, schrieb Diego Elio Pettenò: > On 15/02/2013 01:15, Rich Freeman wrote: >> How? We don't support overlays in the main tree. I could see a >> package maintainer being nice if pinged by an overlay maintainer and >> delaying some change for a short time to let an overlay be updated, >> but issues that impact overlays should not be considered blockers on >> closing bugs on the main tree. > > The problem is when you have to triple-check that the user hasn't > enabled some random fucked up overlay and you have to guess whether that > might be the cause of the problem. Yes it happens, not so rarely. > >> If there is something wrong with the proaudio overlay just don't use >> it. The same would apply to sunset. > > I don't use it; people still report bugs with it. >
I understand your argument but isn't something like graveyard actually an advantage in this case? If people use local or less clearly named overlays, it's hard so say whether that is the problem. If they install packages outside of portage, you have no way of knowing it before they mention it, either. Graveyard, on the other hand, shows up clearly in `emerge --info` and is, in my opinion, one of the most justified reasons to close a bug with WONTFIX without looking further. Regards, Florian Philipp
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