[gentoo-dev] Patch: java-vm-2.eclass support for java build-only vm's

2009-08-24 Thread Alistair Bush
Simple patch as part of java-config's support for marking EOL and security vulnerable vm's to be marked as 'build only'. Users setting these as either their system or user vm will be warned of the risks of doing so. The release of java-config with this functionality, this eclass and some assoc

[gentoo-dev] Two-level portage tree is irrelevant.

2009-08-24 Thread Dmitry Grigoriev
Hello everyone. I posted an enhacement suggestion to bugzilla and was advised to discuss it here: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=282491 (please read with comments). The idea is that package tree physical structure must correspond to logical structure. E.g. package kde/games/tactics-and-st

Re: [gentoo-dev] Two-level portage tree is irrelevant.

2009-08-24 Thread Andrew D Kirch
Dmitry Grigoriev wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I posted an enhacement suggestion to bugzilla and was advised to discuss > it here: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=282491 (please read with > comments). > > The idea is that package tree physical structure must correspond to > logical structure.

Re: [gentoo-dev] Last rites for dev-ruby/cgi_multipart_eof_fix

2009-08-24 Thread Hans de Graaff
On Sat, 2009-08-22 at 23:46 +0200, Hans de Graaff wrote: > # Hans de Graaff (22 Aug 2009) > # cgi_multipart_eof_fix is used to fix ruby versions up to 1.8.5. > # We no longer ship these versions, and all versions in the tree > # are unaffected, so this will be removed in 30 days. > dev-ruby/cgi_mu

[gentoo-dev] Re: Gentoo stats server/client @ 2009-08-22

2009-08-24 Thread Christian Faulhammer
Hi, Sebastian Pipping : > I'm aware that with currently ~13,000 packages in tree and ~4,000 > packages in the Gentoo Smolt database the zero-install list holds > ~7,000 packages. With more submission I expect that number to > decrease strongly in the future. > > With that in mind, what do you th

[gentoo-dev] Re: Two-level portage tree is irrelevant.

2009-08-24 Thread Duncan
Andrew D Kirch posted on Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:14:56 -0400 as excerpted: > Dmitry Grigoriev wrote: >> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=282491 >> >> The idea is that package tree physical structure must correspond to >> logical structure. E.g. package kde/games/tactics-and-strategy/knetwalk >>

[gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: Make 10.0 profiles EAPI-2 'compliant'

2009-08-24 Thread Christian Faulhammer
Hi, Andrew D Kirch : > Ryan Hill wrote: > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:29:12 -0700 > > Chip Parker wrote: > > > > > >> If you were building a house, and the blueprints had been signed > >> off on calling for 1 meter high doors, but the builder had built > >> in 2 meter high doors, would you then

[gentoo-dev] Re: New 10.0 LiveDVD release enhancements

2009-08-24 Thread Christian Faulhammer
Hi, Samuli Suominen : > We are looking for constructive feedback and ideas from both the > developer community and user community. We want this 10th year > anniversary release DVD to reflect our accomplishments over the year > and your feedback is highly appreciated. Planet announcement? V-Li

[gentoo-dev] Re: Two-level portage tree is irrelevant.

2009-08-24 Thread Christian Faulhammer
Hi, Dmitry Grigoriev : > Jeremy Olexa already answered me in bugzilla that this is not new > idea, but I'll submit my suggestion here anyway as a "voice of > crowd". :) I'm just home user with about 2 years linux experience, do > like gentoo, but with exception of this inconvenience. People alre

[gentoo-dev] Re: EAPI 3 and "nonfatal die"

2009-08-24 Thread Christian Faulhammer
Hi, Ryan Hill : > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:56:41 +0100 > David Leverton wrote: > > > Does anyone have any opinions on which of the four options (#1 > > make die respect nonfatal, #2 make die always die, #3 add a new > > die variant that respects nonfatal, #4 make regular die respect > > nonfatal,

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: EAPI 3 and "nonfatal die"

2009-08-24 Thread Thomas Anderson
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 08:20:44PM +0200, Christian Faulhammer wrote: > Hi, > > Ryan Hill : > > > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:56:41 +0100 > > David Leverton wrote: > > > > > Does anyone have any opinions on which of the four options (#1 > > > make die respect nonfatal, #2 make die always die, #3 add

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Two-level portage tree is irrelevant.

2009-08-24 Thread Richard Freeman
Christian Faulhammer wrote: Hi, Dmitry Grigoriev : Jeremy Olexa already answered me in bugzilla that this is not new idea, but I'll submit my suggestion here anyway as a "voice of crowd". :) I'm just home user with about 2 years linux experience, do like gentoo, but with exception of this incon

[gentoo-dev] ESCM_OFFLINE

2009-08-24 Thread Christian Faulhammer
Hi, svn.eclass and git.eclass use ESCM_OFFLINE to check if they should skip the update on live ebuilds only building from the sources already available. There is a patch available for bzr.eclass in bug 280211 which we would like to apply. Do you think ESCM_OFFLINE should be made anyhow official

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: EAPI 3 and "nonfatal die"

2009-08-24 Thread Zac Medico
Ryan Hill wrote: > On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:56:41 +0100 > David Leverton wrote: > >> Does anyone have any opinions on which of the four options (#1 >> make die respect nonfatal, #2 make die always die, #3 add a new >> die variant that respects nonfatal, #4 make regular die respect >> nonfatal, and

Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: EAPI 3 and "nonfatal die"

2009-08-24 Thread Ciaran McCreesh
On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:09:52 -0700 Zac Medico wrote: > > I'd like die to respect nonfatal. People using nonfatal should > > check beforehand that the functions they're calling won't do > > anything stupid if die's are ignored. > > If you're doing that then it might be wise to add an 'assert' hel