Re: [gentoo-dev] app-emulation/qemu app-emulation/qemu-kvm folding into one package
10.09.2012 05:55, Doug Goldstein wrote: Hey all, Just an announcement that app-emulation/qemu-kvm will be pkgmove'd to app-emulation/qemu at some point this week. The app-emulation/qemu ebuilds will effectively die and be replaced by the app-emulation/qemu-kvm ebuilds. I've brought this up before and there was a bunch of rabble about keep our pristine qemu ebuilds!!!. The fact of the matter is that the app-emulation/qemu just isn't getting the same maintenance care that app-emulation/qemu-kvm is. I've really only got the bandwidth to handle one at a time. Additionally this will bring us inline with a few other distros use of qemu as they're really building their binaries from qemu-kvm. For those that want pure qemu builds, I recommend creating an overlay and replacing the URL. The ebuilds will otherwise aim to be 100% compatible. It seems that qemu-kvm will be merged into main qemu source tree(i have heard that fact... do not really remember where :-D), so your decision maybe concerned as preparations for this merge. I am strongly agreed with it.
Re: [gentoo-dev] app-emulation/qemu app-emulation/qemu-kvm folding into one package
Doug Goldstein schrieb: Just an announcement that app-emulation/qemu-kvm will be pkgmove'd to app-emulation/qemu at some point this week. The app-emulation/qemu ebuilds will effectively die and be replaced by the app-emulation/qemu-kvm ebuilds. I've brought this up before and there was a bunch of rabble about keep our pristine qemu ebuilds!!!. The fact of the matter is that the app-emulation/qemu just isn't getting the same maintenance care that app-emulation/qemu-kvm is. I've really only got the bandwidth to handle one at a time. Additionally this will bring us inline with a few other distros use of qemu as they're really building their binaries from qemu-kvm. Is such a takeover really necessary? If there is no maintainer for app-emulation/qemu and it is broken, lastrite it. That other distros pretend to install qemu while actually installing qemu-kvm doesn't make it the Right Thing™. Best regards, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn
Re: [gentoo-dev] app-emulation/qemu app-emulation/qemu-kvm folding into one package
On Sun, 9 Sep 2012 20:55:58 -0500 Doug Goldstein car...@gentoo.org wrote: Just an announcement that app-emulation/qemu-kvm will be pkgmove'd to app-emulation/qemu at some point this week. Package moves shouldn't be used to move a package over something that already exists. You should just package.mask and later remove. -- Ciaran McCreesh signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-dev] app-emulation/qemu app-emulation/qemu-kvm folding into one package
On 09/10/2012 03:55 AM, Doug Goldstein wrote: Hey all, Just an announcement that app-emulation/qemu-kvm will be pkgmove'd to app-emulation/qemu at some point this week. The app-emulation/qemu ebuilds will effectively die and be replaced by the app-emulation/qemu-kvm ebuilds. I've brought this up before and there was a bunch of rabble about keep our pristine qemu ebuilds!!!. The fact of the matter is that the app-emulation/qemu just isn't getting the same maintenance care that app-emulation/qemu-kvm is. I've really only got the bandwidth to handle one at a time. Additionally this will bring us inline with a few other distros use of qemu as they're really building their binaries from qemu-kvm. I mostly care for the qemu-user variant (and lately I had been otherwise busy). I like the idea of keeping a single ebuild for the system emulation though. lu
[gentoo-dev] app-emulation/qemu app-emulation/qemu-kvm folding into one package
Hey all, Just an announcement that app-emulation/qemu-kvm will be pkgmove'd to app-emulation/qemu at some point this week. The app-emulation/qemu ebuilds will effectively die and be replaced by the app-emulation/qemu-kvm ebuilds. I've brought this up before and there was a bunch of rabble about keep our pristine qemu ebuilds!!!. The fact of the matter is that the app-emulation/qemu just isn't getting the same maintenance care that app-emulation/qemu-kvm is. I've really only got the bandwidth to handle one at a time. Additionally this will bring us inline with a few other distros use of qemu as they're really building their binaries from qemu-kvm. For those that want pure qemu builds, I recommend creating an overlay and replacing the URL. The ebuilds will otherwise aim to be 100% compatible. -- Doug Goldstein
