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Bug 341959
council changed the waiting period in "eclass removal policy"
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updated patch
0001-fix-for-bug-341959.patch (text/plain), 2.32 KB, created by
Alex Alexander (RETIRED)
on 2010-11-19 11:23:56 UTC
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>From 7f5d57f58a72d788b5f7fe7c54c21eebad8a55a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 >From: wired <wired@gentoo.org> >Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:23:09 +0200 >Subject: [PATCH] fix for bug #341959 > >note that this tackles the eclass removal case, not eclass deprecation. >another section should be added above this one, detailing how to >deprecate an eclass that is currently in use - either because it has a >replacement, or because its functionality is not useful anymore. >--- > eclass-writing/text.xml | 24 +++++++----------------- > 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) > >diff --git a/eclass-writing/text.xml b/eclass-writing/text.xml >index 36927ac..e86210e 100644 >--- a/eclass-writing/text.xml >+++ b/eclass-writing/text.xml >@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ A simple way to verify syntax is <c>bash -n foo.eclass</c>. > <body> > > <p>No longer used eclasses may be removed from the tree, but developers must >-adhere to the following process(developers must follow these rules because >-packages installed with a portage version of less than 2.1.4 would break >-during uninstallation or upgrades):</p> >+adhere to the following process:</p> > > <ol> > <li> >@@ -98,24 +96,16 @@ during uninstallation or upgrades):</p> > eclass. > </li> > <li> >- Send a message to the gentoo-dev and gentoo-dev-announce mailing lists >- announcing that the eclass you are deprecating is now deprecated. >+ Send a lastrite message to the gentoo-dev and gentoo-dev-announce >+ mailing-lists, announcing that the not-used eclass will be removed in 30 >+ days. > </li> > <li> >- Add a warning to all installation phases that the eclass is now deprecated, >- perhaps with a hint at what, if any, eclass replaced the functionality that >- the old eclass provided. >+ Add a one line comment to the eclass, saying exactly <c># @DEAD</c> so that >+ the eclass-manpages package will not attempt to document it. > </li> > <li> >- Remove all functionality related to installation of packages from the eclass. >- </li> >- <li> >- Add a one line comment saying exactly <c># @DEAD</c> so that the >- eclass-manpages package will not attempt to document it. >- </li> >- <li> >- After two years have passed since the eclass was deprecated, the eclass may >- be removed from the portage tree. >+ Wait for the 30-day period to pass, then remove the eclass from the tree. > </li> > </ol> > >-- >1.7.3.2 >
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