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Lines 17-22 Ebuilds should have their <c>-rX</c> incremented whenever a change is made which Link Here
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will make a substantial difference to what gets installed by the package <d/> by
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will make a substantial difference to what gets installed by the package <d/> by
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substantial, we generally mean "something for which many users would want to
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substantial, we generally mean "something for which many users would want to
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upgrade". This is usually for bugfixes.
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upgrade". This is usually for bugfixes.
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Revision bumps are also necessary whenever runtime dependencies change, because
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that is the only reliable way to update the users VDB and ensure it is in a
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consistent state.
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For any such revision bump, the new ebuild should be based on the
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For any such revision bump, the new ebuild should be based on the
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previous revision to ensure that fixes aren't dropped accidentally.
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previous revision to ensure that fixes aren't dropped accidentally.
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