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Bug 300477 - virtual/logger uses ``old-style'' PROVIDE
Summary: virtual/logger uses ``old-style'' PROVIDE
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
URL: http://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-c...
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Blocks: portage-multilib
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Reported: 2010-01-10 19:03 UTC by Nathan Phillip Brink (binki) (RETIRED)
Modified: 2010-02-28 03:57 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Attachments
logger-0.ebuild (logger-0.ebuild,508 bytes, text/plain)
2010-01-10 19:24 UTC, Nathan Phillip Brink (binki) (RETIRED)
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Description Nathan Phillip Brink (binki) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-01-10 19:03:20 UTC
I was told that PROVIDE is now considered an invalid method of specifying virtuals.
Comment 1 Nathan Phillip Brink (binki) (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-01-10 19:24:50 UTC
Created attachment 216026 [details]
logger-0.ebuild

Sample virtual ebuild
Comment 2 Sebastian Luther (few) 2010-01-10 20:13:38 UTC
(In reply to comment #0)
> I was told that PROVIDE is now considered an invalid method of specifying
> virtuals.
> 

Who told you this? There are profiles that specify a default provider for virtual/logger. Something that is not possible with new style virtuals.
Comment 3 Peter Volkov (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2010-01-26 15:41:32 UTC
Old style and new style virtuals will live side by side until better solution will be found: both have pro and cons. Without real need we don't move packages to use new style virtuals.