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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">17</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Resolution for Aging EBuilds</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.2</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0017.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2004/11/11 21:40:28</a></td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Caleb Tennis <caleb at gentoo.org></td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">deferred</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">21-Nov-2003</td> |
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<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">24-Nov-2003</td> |
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<p class="topic-title first"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id1" name="id1">Abstract</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id2" name="id2">Status</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id3" name="id3">Motivation</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id4" name="id4">Rationale</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#implementation" id="id5" name="id5">Implementation</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#repercussions" id="id6" name="id6">Repercussions</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#future" id="id7" name="id7">Future</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id8" name="id8">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id9" name="id9">References</a></li> |
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<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id10" name="id10">Copyright</a></li> |
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<div class="section" id="abstract"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id1" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> |
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<p>Many of the ebuild scripts found within Gentoo's Portage have come as a direct |
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result of user submission via Gentoo's Bugzilla interface. However, a large number |
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of open ebuild requests remain in Bugzilla. This GLEP attempts to resolve these |
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requests.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="status"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id2" name="status">Status</a></h1> |
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<p>Timed out</p> |
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<div class="section" id="motivation"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> |
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<p>As of the first draft of this GLEP, there are 1517 EBUILD bug requests in |
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Gentoo's bugzilla database. These requests generally fall into three categories:</p> |
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<p>1. The package is important to Gentoo users, but has simply has not yet made |
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its way into Portage.</p> |
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<li>The package is mostly unimportant to Gentoo users</li> |
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<li>No ebuild has been provided with the bug request.</li> |
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</ol> |
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<p>Leaving these requests open does not help Gentoo. Not only does the bug count |
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become artifically inflated, but bug maintenance also becomes more difficult adding |
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to open requests that developers must sift through.</p> |
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<p>Furthermore, having a policy in place as to how ebuild bug requests are handled is |
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important for consistency and accountability.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="rationale"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> |
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<p>Portage simply cannot contain an automated ebuild for every software package available. |
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Ebuilds that are included are done so mostly based on the whim and knowledge of |
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developers. Many software packages are of interest only to a small subset of end users, |
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and as such would be a misuse of resources by including in Portage.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="implementation"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="implementation">Implementation</a></h1> |
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<p>This implementation applies only to requests which have been idle in the database |
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for an extended period of time. The recommended time is <em>90</em> days.</p> |
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<p>After this period, the bugs should be handled in the follow manner:</p> |
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<li>The bug should be closed as a WONTFIX</li> |
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<li>The following note should be included in the description: |
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<tt class="literal"><span class="pre">No</span> <span class="pre">developer</span> <span class="pre">has</span> <span class="pre">sponsored</span> <span class="pre">the</span> <span class="pre">ebuild</span> <span class="pre">within</span> <span class="pre">90</span> <span class="pre">days</span> <span class="pre">of</span> <span class="pre">request.</span> |
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<span class="pre">Closing</span> <span class="pre">per</span> <span class="pre">GLEP</span> <span class="pre">policy</span> <span class="pre">#xx</span></tt></li> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="repercussions">Repercussions</a></h1> |
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<p>The (systematic) denial of the inclusion of ebuilds into the Portage tree may leave |
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some users to feel slighted because their ebuild was not accepted into Portage. |
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This is an unfortunate side effect of a system that relies on acceptal or denial.</p> |
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<div class="section" id="future"> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="future">Future</a></h1> |
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<p>It may be desirable to provide an official repository for abandoned ebuilds to go. |
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Any attachments to these bug reports could be placed here, so that the author's effort |
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has not gone in vein.</p> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="backwards-compatibility">Backwards Compatibility</a></h1> |
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<p>No current policies exist that interfere with this document.</p> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" name="references">References</a></h1> |
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<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id10" name="copyright">Copyright</a></h1> |
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