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276<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Supporting alternative package managers</td> 29<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Supporting alternative package managers</td>
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278<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.2</td> 31<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.3</td>
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282<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Grant Goodyear &lt;g2boojum&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td> 35<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Grant Goodyear &lt;g2boojum&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td>
283</tr> 36</tr>
284<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> 37<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Rejected</td>
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290<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">22-May-2006</td> 43<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">22-May-2006</td>
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292<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">15-Jun-2006</td> 45<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">15-Jun-2006, 6-Sep-2006</td>
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298<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p> 51<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p>
299<ul class="simple"> 52<ul class="simple">
53<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id2" name="id2">Status</a></li>
300<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id2" name="id2">Abstract</a></li> 54<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id3" name="id3">Abstract</a></li>
301<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id3" name="id3">Specification</a></li> 55<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id4" name="id4">Specification</a></li>
302<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id4" name="id4">Rationale</a></li> 56<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id5" name="id5">Rationale</a></li>
303<li><a class="reference" href="#notes" id="id5" name="id5">Notes</a></li> 57<li><a class="reference" href="#notes" id="id6" name="id6">Notes</a></li>
304<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id6" name="id6">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> 58<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id7" name="id7">Backwards Compatibility</a></li>
305<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id7" name="id7">Copyright</a></li> 59<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id8" name="id8">Copyright</a></li>
306</ul> 60</ul>
307</div> 61</div>
308<div class="section"> 62<div class="section">
63<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" id="status" name="status">Status</a></h1>
64<p>The council rejected this GLEP in favor of starting from a package manager
65API and requiring Gentoo package managers in the tree to support that
66API. (That API is still pending, however.)</p>
67</div>
68<div class="section">
309<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> 69<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
310<p>To support alternatives to the official package manager (portage, at the time 70<p>To support alternatives to the official package manager (portage, at the time
311of this writing), some sane ground rules need to be set. Specifically, no 71of this writing), some sane ground rules need to be set. Specifically, no
312alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added to the tree unless it 72alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added to the tree unless it
313successfully works with all ebuilds supported by the official package manager. 73successfully works with all ebuilds supported by the official package manager.
314Moreover, no ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported 74Moreover, no ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported
315(without change) by the official package manager.</p> 75(without change) by the official package manager.</p>
316</div> 76</div>
317<div class="section"> 77<div class="section">
318<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> 78<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
319<ul class="simple"> 79<ul class="simple">
320<li>No alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added 80<li>No alternative ebuild-based package manager may be added
321to the tree unless it successfully works with all ebuilds supported by 81to the tree unless it successfully works with all ebuilds supported by
322the official package manager. If an alternative package manager is 82the official package manager. If an alternative package manager is
323runtime incompatible with the official package manager, then it 83runtime incompatible with the official package manager, then it
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325<li>No ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported 85<li>No ebuilds may be added to the tree unless they are supported
326(without change) by the official package manager.</li> 86(without change) by the official package manager.</li>
327</ul> 87</ul>
328</div> 88</div>
329<div class="section"> 89<div class="section">
330<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> 90<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1>
331<p>The first rule sets a reasonable bar for adding an alternative package 91<p>The first rule sets a reasonable bar for adding an alternative package
332manager to the tree. Note that if an ebuild currently in the tree 92manager to the tree. Note that if an ebuild currently in the tree
333doesn't work with the official package manager, it isn't expected to 93doesn't work with the official package manager, it isn't expected to
334work with an alternative package manager either. The second rule 94work with an alternative package manager either. The second rule
335ensures that an alternative package manager cannot become a de-facto 95ensures that an alternative package manager cannot become a de-facto
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341sanity will reign, and no package manager will become official without 101sanity will reign, and no package manager will become official without
342being able to build installation media, providing a transition path from 102being able to build installation media, providing a transition path from
343or to the existing official package manager, etcetera.</p> 103or to the existing official package manager, etcetera.</p>
344</div> 104</div>
345<div class="section"> 105<div class="section">
346<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" id="notes" name="notes">Notes</a></h1> 106<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="notes" name="notes">Notes</a></h1>
347<ul class="simple"> 107<ul class="simple">
348<li>An early criticism of this GLEP was that it fails to address eclasses and 108<li>An early criticism of this GLEP was that it fails to address eclasses and
349profiles. As far as eclasses are concerned, my view is that the above rules 109profiles. As far as eclasses are concerned, my view is that the above rules
350suffice, since eclasses only matter in their use in ebuilds. If a package 110suffice, since eclasses only matter in their use in ebuilds. If a package
351manager can effectively process all ebuilds, then it must be handling the 111manager can effectively process all ebuilds, then it must be handling the
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357Similarly, in rule two &quot;by the official package manager&quot; should 117Similarly, in rule two &quot;by the official package manager&quot; should
358read &quot;by the official ebuild spec&quot;.</li> 118read &quot;by the official ebuild spec&quot;.</li>
359</ul> 119</ul>
360</div> 120</div>
361<div class="section"> 121<div class="section">
362<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> 122<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="backwards-compatibility" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1>
363<p>Pretty much the whole point, and it's explicit here.</p> 123<p>Pretty much the whole point, and it's explicit here.</p>
364</div> 124</div>
365<div class="section"> 125<div class="section">
366<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="copyright" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> 126<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" id="copyright" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1>
367<p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p> 127<p>This document has been placed in the public domain.</p>
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