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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH autotools-multilib] Check installed headers for consistency.
From:       Michał Górny <mgorny () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2013-01-27 13:02:24
Message-ID: 20130127140224.70e56b8e () pomiocik ! lan
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On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:44:23 -0300
Alexis Ballier <aballier@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:21:01 +0100
> Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:
> 
> > The installed headers are supposed not to change between ABIs. If they
> > do, we need to do something special about them or everything is going
> > to end up real bad.
> > 
> > Therefore, do a checksum of headers installed in /usr/include after
> > each ABI's src_install() and die if they don't match.
> 
> sounds a bit restrictive IMHO, but such a kind of check is probably
> necessary and has to be added before the eclass is widespread.
> you could probably add a way to disable those checks for the
> hypothetical case there is a false positive (ie: yes the headers
> differ but it doesn't matter).

Well, since this is eclass and not the PMS, we can add it anytime when
it becomes really necessary ;).

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny

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