On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 09:16:25PM -0700, Nathan wrote: > > What's being worked on is a prototype- the prototype will be useful on > > it's own, but the main point of it is demonstrating that it's doable > > and the pros/cons of it. > > > > Please keep this in mind. Bit of a reality check (kito and I are > > operating under this)- comments of the sort "when portage supports > > prefix "... > > > > Portage will only mainline support PREFIX if devs agree to the underlying > > ebuild changes. So... help make it clean, but be aware of the rules being > > operated under please. > > Very good to know, especieally as I was one of those assuming it was a > "when" and not an "if." Do the 'rules being operated under' consist > of what you mentioned above (i.e. prefixed installs are a one-off > prototype unless/until everyone accepts it), or is there more to it > than that?
Nope, that's pretty much it. PREFIX is a potentially large set of tweaks to the ebuild env requirements, some of the changes being a bit intricate- while it's not hard to make portage do said tweaks, those changes won't be mainlined in portage without gentoo devs agreeing to it. Basically... I can't just mandate "y'all are now going to support this"- I could try it, but I also probably would lose a knee cap or two from the ensuing beat down. Prototype work pretty much comes down to stepping up and taking a serious thwack at this thing so that a decision can be reached, rather then sitting back and making zero progress towards it arguing over it. :) ~harring
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