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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in dev-db/libiodbc: libiodbc-3.52.7-r1.ebuil
From:       Ulrich Mueller <ulm () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2012-02-20 21:48:43
Message-ID: 20290.49083.747083.918115 () a1i15 ! kph ! uni-mainz ! de
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>>>>> On Mon, 20 Feb 2012, Samuli Suominen wrote:

>> About this, I would also like to know if we are allowed to use
>> "MAKEOPTS +=..." (and the same for other variables in ebuild)
>> instead or it should be avoided for some reason.

> += wasn't allowed because it isn't compatible with bash-3.1 (and
> earlier) if I remember correctly

This is almost right: The += operator was introduced with bash 3.1,
so previously it couldn't be used in the tree because compatibility
with 3.0 was required.

> but that ship has long sailed and += syntax is used all over the
> tree (and by the package manager itself!)

> so feel free :)

It's "officially" allowed since more than two years ago:
<http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/council/meeting-logs/20091109-summary.txt>

Ulrich

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