I noticed that apart from the version numbers, a lot of the existing profiles are, quite simply, redundant. [1] default/linux/amd64/13.0 (stable) [2] default/linux/amd64/13.0/selinux (dev) [3] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop (stable) [4] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/gnome (stable) [5] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/gnome/systemd (stable) [6] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/plasma (stable) [7] default/linux/amd64/13.0/desktop/plasma/systemd (stable) [8] default/linux/amd64/13.0/developer (stable) [9] default/linux/amd64/13.0/no-multilib (stable) [10] default/linux/amd64/13.0/systemd (stable) [11] default/linux/amd64/13.0/x32 (dev) [12] default/linux/amd64/17.0 (stable) [13] default/linux/amd64/17.0/selinux (stable) [14] default/linux/amd64/17.0/hardened (stable) [15] default/linux/amd64/17.0/hardened/selinux (stable) [16] default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop (stable) [17] default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop/gnome (stable) [18] default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop/gnome/systemd (stable) [19] default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop/plasma (stable) [20] default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop/plasma/systemd (stable) [21] default/linux/amd64/17.0/developer (stable) [22] default/linux/amd64/17.0/no-multilib (stable) [23] default/linux/amd64/17.0/no-multilib/hardened (stable) [24] default/linux/amd64/17.0/no-multilib/hardened/selinux (stable) [25] default/linux/amd64/17.0/systemd (stable) [26] default/linux/amd64/17.0/x32 (dev) [27] default/linux/amd64/17.1 (dev) [28] default/linux/amd64/17.1/selinux (dev) [29] default/linux/amd64/17.1/hardened (dev) [30] default/linux/amd64/17.1/hardened/selinux (dev) [31] default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop (dev) * [32] default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/gnome (dev) [33] default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/gnome/systemd (dev) [34] default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma (dev) [35] default/linux/amd64/17.1/desktop/plasma/systemd (dev) [36] default/linux/amd64/17.1/developer (dev) [37] default/linux/amd64/17.1/no-multilib (dev) [38] default/linux/amd64/17.1/no-multilib/hardened (dev) [39] default/linux/amd64/17.1/no-multilib/hardened/selinux (dev) [40] default/linux/amd64/17.1/systemd (dev) [41] default/linux/amd64/17.0/musl (exp) [42] default/linux/amd64/17.0/musl/hardened (exp) [43] default/linux/amd64/17.0/musl/hardened/selinux (exp) [44] default/linux/amd64/17.0/uclibc (exp) [45] default/linux/amd64/17.0/uclibc/hardened (exp) I notice the following redundancies: 13.0, 17.0, and 17.1 all have their own copies of the various desktop types, as well as hardened and selinux both gnome and plasma can go with or without systemd selinux is all over the place It seems to be a case of multiplicative explosion. Would it simplify things if some of these "portions" could be fractured out and enabled/disabled separately? a complete profile might for example enable or disable certain parts. Like for example, enabling or disabling selinux, or choosing from between 13.0, 17.0, 17.1. Certain parts might well have dependencies or blockers on other parts, like for example 13.0 could have !17.0 and !17.1, and selinux could depend on hardened.
13.0 is dead and is just waiting for cleanup. bug 672960
(In reply to Andreas Sturmlechner from comment #1) > 13.0 is dead and is just waiting for cleanup. bug 672960 True enough but the next "version" of gentoo will still have the same issue. What about a future version 21.3?
Also the same redundancy still exists even between 17.0 and 17.1, plus between plasma and gnome wrt. systemd
(In reply to Raymond Jennings from comment #3) > plus between plasma and gnome wrt. systemd There was a good reason for adding plasma/systemd as they have conflicting requirements to gnome, git commit e971d9d8
