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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Gentoo Upgrade Guide and EAPI
From:       "Paweł Hajdan, Jr." <phajdan.jr () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2013-09-30 15:42:54
Message-ID: 52499BFE.3030106 () gentoo ! org
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On 9/30/13 1:31 AM, heroxbd@gentoo.org wrote:
> Having a unstable eclass as toolchain-r1.eclass in tree might not be a
> good idea compared to an overlay though.

If that's the case, it should be pretty straightforward to create an
overlay with that eclass, either under toolchain-r1 or just
toolchain.eclass name.

> Regarding eclass, I have a question: Why do we keep all old versions of=

> gcc and glibc? If the point is only being upgradable from old Gentoo, i=
s
> the requirement lefted now? If it is for users who need a specific
> version of gcc/glibc, why don't we create a toolchain-archive overlay
> for that purpose? In the overlay we can have historical snapshots of
> toolchain.eclass, too.

I think that idea is worth exploring.

> Keeping only a few version of gcc in tree will ease the maintenance of
> toolchain eclass a lot.

+1

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