Bug 431348

Summary:	[Future EAPI] Clean up 'merging and unmerging' rules
Product:	Gentoo Hosted Projects	Reporter:	Michał Górny <mgorny>
Component:	PMS/EAPI	Assignee:	PMS/EAPI <pms>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	esigra, tsmksubc
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
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Bug Blocks:	174380

Description Michał Górny archtester

2012-08-14 08:41:59 UTC

Right now, 'merging and unmerging' has more of 'must not' and 'not specified' than actual rules. This means that practically doing any more complex file move in package requires hacking it around using pkg_preinst()/postinst().

I think we should develop a clear set of rules on how to replace anything with anything in a future EAPI, allowing us to finally be able to sanely move things some time in the future.