EAPI=4 without support for EAPI=3 [SOLVED]

soltoo · n00b Joined: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

Is it to be expected that EAPI=4 ebuilds support EAPI=3?

For example mail-mta/postfix/postfix-2.8.6.ebuild has "EAPI=4" in it but does not use ${ED} so it really doesn't support EAPI=3.

Is that a bug or not?

Thanks

John R. Graham · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 7:52 pm Post subject:

Not a bug. An ebuild need not use a particular EAPI supported variable to be compliant with a particular EAPI level. It just needs to not use anything that's not supported.

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soltoo · n00b Joined: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

Thanks for clarifying that.

John R. Graham · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject:

Moved from Gentoo on Alternative Architectures to Portage & Programming.

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soltoo · n00b Joined: 02 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

EAPI=3 is an alternative architecture thing.

John R. Graham · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 12:04 pm Post subject:

How do you figure that?

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