Bug 806181

Summary:	[Future EAPI] EAPI of profiles should default to repository EAPI (in profiles/eapi)
Product:	Gentoo Hosted Projects	Reporter:	Ulrich Müller <ulm>
Component:	PMS/EAPI	Assignee:	PMS/EAPI <pms>
Status:	IN_PROGRESS ---
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	esigra, flow, kumba
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://projects.gentoo.org/pms/8/pms.html#x1-450005.2.2
Whiteboard:	in-eapi-9
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	174380

Description Ulrich Müller gentoo-dev

2021-08-02 12:24:14 UTC

Section 5.2.2 "The eapi file" says:
"If no eapi file is present, EAPI 0 shall be used."

Consider using the repository EAPI as a default instead, which is specified in profiles/eapi (see section 4.4 "The Profiles Directory"). This would allow removal of some 400 eapi files in individual profiles.