``` # eselect profile list Available profile symlink targets: [1] default/linux/hppa/17.0 (stable) [2] default/linux/hppa/17.0/systemd (exp) * [3] default/linux/hppa/17.0/systemd/merged-usr (exp) [4] default/linux/hppa/17.0/desktop (stable) [5] default/linux/hppa/17.0/developer (exp) # eselect profile set 3 !!! Error: Profile default/linux/hppa/17.0/systemd/merged-usr is experimental !!! Error: Refusing to select exp profile without --force option ``` It would be nice to suppress the requirement for --force and downgrade the 'Error' to a 'Warning' if we're already on an exp profile.
I'd rather keep it simple, and check only the status of one (namely the new) profile. Also: - Why does it matter what the old status was? - How would eselect detect what the status of the old profile was at the time the user had eselected it? The profile could have changed from stable to exp in the meantime, or vice versa. See the ppc64/17.0/32bit-userland profiles for a recent example.
(In reply to Ulrich Müller from comment #1) > I'd rather keep it simple, and check only the status of one (namely the new) > profile. Alright, that's fine. It's hit me a few times and I've found it annoying, especially when almost all (or all) of the profiles for an arch are exp. > Also: > > - Why does it matter what the old status was? The user is presumably already fine with things being experimental. > - How would eselect detect what the status of the old profile was at the > time the user had eselected it? The profile could have changed from stable > to exp in the meantime, or vice versa. See the ppc64/17.0/32bit-userland > profiles for a recent example. I suppose, yeah. That would be more of a problem if they didn't just run 'list', although that's not very advisable.
(In reply to Sam James from comment #2) > Alright, that's fine. It's hit me a few times and I've found it annoying, > especially when almost all (or all) of the profiles for an arch are exp. We could check for the case that all available candidates are experimental.
Created attachment 869237 [details, diff] Patch for profile.eselect Attached patch checks for available non-exp profiles. It is not clear to me if ignoring the repository (where the target profile is located) is correct. Maybe the check should only include profiles from the same repository? Also, I am still somewhat sceptical about adding intricate case distinctions. Currently the behaviour of the module is very straight forward and predictable.
(In reply to Ulrich Müller from comment #4) > Created attachment 869237 [details, diff] [details, diff] > Patch for profile.eselect > > Attached patch checks for available non-exp profiles. > > It is not clear to me if ignoring the repository (where the target profile > is located) is correct. Maybe the check should only include profiles from > the same repository? > Yeah, we should probably check only the same repository, if we're going to do it. > Also, I am still somewhat sceptical about adding intricate case > distinctions. Currently the behaviour of the module is very straight forward > and predictable. It's okay with me if this is a WONTFIX, I just wanted to suggest it as it had been on my mind. I don't feel strongly about it.
Fixed in Git: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/eselect.git/commit/?h=bug643864&id=34c16498cf238235bb5c712d9325037904d8b7e9 commit 34c16498cf238235bb5c712d9325037904d8b7e9 Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: Sat Sep 9 14:33:56 2023 +0200 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> CommitDate: Sat Sep 9 14:33:56 2023 +0200 Display only a warning when selecting an experimental profile * modules/profile.eselect (set_symlink): Selecting an experimental profile without --force is no longer a fatal error. Bug 643864. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/643864 Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> ChangeLog | 5 +++++ modules/profile.eselect | 3 +-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
The bug has been referenced in the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/eselect.git/commit/?id=e1a72cd47678d5202d2c7959ca6784462590c9fa commit e1a72cd47678d5202d2c7959ca6784462590c9fa Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2023-09-09 12:33:56 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2023-09-09 18:55:45 +0000 Display only a warning when selecting an experimental profile * modules/profile.eselect (set_symlink): Selecting an experimental profile without --force is no longer a fatal error. Bug 913480. Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/913480 Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> ChangeLog | 5 +++++ modules/profile.eselect | 8 +++----- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
The bug has been closed via the following commit(s): https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=6295126972e2bde535690cac67322741e14b0987 commit 6295126972e2bde535690cac67322741e14b0987 Author: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> AuthorDate: 2023-09-13 18:22:47 +0000 Commit: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> CommitDate: 2023-09-13 18:24:37 +0000 app-admin/eselect: add 1.4.27 Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/913480 Signed-off-by: Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> app-admin/eselect/Manifest | 1 + app-admin/eselect/eselect-1.4.27.ebuild | 63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 64 insertions(+)
