| 1 | GLEP: 42 |
1 | GLEP: 42 |
| 2 | Title: Critical News Reporting |
2 | Title: Critical News Reporting |
| 3 | Version: $Revision: 1.8 $ |
3 | Version: $Revision: 1.9 $ |
| 4 | Author: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org> |
4 | Author: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org> |
| 5 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2006/03/02 00:19:39 $ |
5 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2006/03/06 03:12:08 $ |
| 6 | Status: Draft |
6 | Status: Draft |
| 7 | Type: Standards Track |
7 | Type: Standards Track |
| 8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
| 9 | Created: 31-Oct-2005 |
9 | Created: 31-Oct-2005 |
| 10 | Post-History: 1-Nov-2005, 5-Nov-2005, 7-Nov-2005, 11-Dec-2005, 13-Dec-2005, 18-Dec-2005, 5-Jan-2006, 2-Mar-2005 |
10 | Post-History: 1-Nov-2005, 5-Nov-2005, 7-Nov-2005, 11-Dec-2005, 13-Dec-2005, 18-Dec-2005, 5-Jan-2006, 2-Mar-2006, 6-Mar-2006 |
| 11 | |
11 | |
| 12 | Abstract |
12 | Abstract |
| 13 | ======== |
13 | ======== |
| 14 | |
14 | |
| 15 | This GLEP proposes a new way of informing users about important updates and news |
15 | This GLEP proposes a new way of informing users about important updates and news |
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156 | |
| 157 | * Portage must extend ``portageq has_version`` to support restrictions to a |
157 | * Portage must extend ``portageq has_version`` to support restrictions to a |
| 158 | given repository ID. |
158 | given repository ID. |
| 159 | |
159 | |
| 160 | * Portage must extend ``portageq`` to implement a command which returns whether |
160 | * Portage must extend ``portageq`` to implement a command which returns whether |
| 161 | or not the profile used for a given repository ID matches a certain base path |
161 | or not the profile used for a given repository ID is exactly the given profile |
| 162 | (e.g. ``portageq profile_used default-linux/sparc/sparc64/2004.3 gentoo-x86``). |
162 | (e.g. ``portageq profile_used default-linux/sparc/sparc64/2004.3 |
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163 | gentoo-x86``). |
| 163 | |
164 | |
| 164 | These extensions are assumed during the following specification. |
165 | These extensions are assumed during the following specification. |
| 165 | |
166 | |
| 166 | News Item Identities |
167 | News Item Identities |
| 167 | -------------------- |
168 | -------------------- |
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| 255 | A keyword [#glep-22]_ name, for example ``mips`` or ``x86-fbsd``. If the |
256 | A keyword [#glep-22]_ name, for example ``mips`` or ``x86-fbsd``. If the |
| 256 | user is on the keyword in question, the news item should be displayed. |
257 | user is on the keyword in question, the news item should be displayed. |
| 257 | |
258 | |
| 258 | ``Display-If-Profile:`` |
259 | ``Display-If-Profile:`` |
| 259 | A profile path, for example ``default-linux/sparc/sparc64/server``. If the |
260 | A profile path, for example ``default-linux/sparc/sparc64/server``. If the |
| 260 | user is using the exact profile in question, or a subprofile of this |
261 | user is using the exact profile in question, the news item should be |
| 261 | profile, the news item should be displayed. This header may be used to |
262 | displayed. This header may be used to replace ``deprecated`` files in the |
| 262 | replace ``deprecated`` files in the future. |
263 | future. |
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264 | |
| 264 | .. Note:: When performing package moves, developers must also update any |
265 | .. Note:: When performing package moves, developers must also update any |
| 265 | relevant ``Display-If-Installed`` headers in news files. |
266 | relevant ``Display-If-Installed`` headers in news files. |
| 266 | |
267 | |
| 267 | The algorithm used to determine whether a news item is 'relevant' is as |
268 | The algorithm used to determine whether a news item is 'relevant' is as |
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