Bug 281974

Summary:	dev-libs/apr: description of 'older-kernels-compatibility' USE-flag is vague
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Mark Wagner <carnildo>
Component:	[OLD] Unspecified	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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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".

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:

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

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.