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Bug 843680 - [Tracker] Eclasses using reserved function and variable names
Summary: [Tracker] Eclasses using reserved function and variable names
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Eclasses (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal
Assignee: Gentoo Quality Assurance Team
URL: https://projects.gentoo.org/pms/8/pms...
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Keywords: Tracker
Depends on: 843719 516092 843671 843674 843677 843686 843707 843710 843713 843716 843722 843779
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Reported: 2022-05-11 06:29 UTC by Ulrich Müller
Modified: 2022-05-15 09:12 UTC (History)
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Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2022-05-11 06:29:58 UTC
12.3.17 Reserved commands and variables

Except where documented otherwise, all functions and variables that contain any of the following strings (ignoring case) are reserved for package manager use and may not be used or relied upon by ebuilds:

   * __ (two underscores) at beginning of string
   * abort
   * dyn
   * ebuild
   * hook
   * paludis
   * portage
   * prep


This is a tracker bug. No talk here.
Comment 1 Larry the Git Cow gentoo-dev 2022-05-15 09:09:59 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)
Comment 2 Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev 2022-05-15 09:12:44 UTC Comment hidden (obsolete)