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Bug 281974 - dev-libs/apr: description of 'older-kernels-compatibility' USE-flag is vague
Summary: dev-libs/apr: description of 'older-kernels-compatibility' USE-flag is vague
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
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Reported: 2009-08-18 22:24 UTC by Mark Wagner
Modified: 2009-10-17 06:15 UTC (History)
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Description Mark Wagner 2009-08-18 22:24:09 UTC 
The description of the 'older-kernels-compatibility' USE-flag in dev-libs/apr is vague: "Enable binary compatibility with older kernels".  It fails to specify what constitutes an "older kernel", which could mean anything from "pre-2.6.30" to "pre-1.0".

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Comment 1 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-08-18 23:59:06 UTC 
This USE flag can mean compatibility with different versions of kernels in case of different versions of APR.
In case of 1.3.8, it means kernels <2.6.28.
Comment 2 Hans de Graaff gentoo-dev Security 2009-10-17 06:15:34 UTC 
It probably makes sense to document it in the ebuild (e.g. as a comment) so that the information can be found somewhere if needed.