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\summary{2010}{7}{26}
+Agenda call: \agoref{gentoo-council}{33a301b55a124441d4a2b02055287b47}
-\agendaitem{add --as-needed to default profile's LDFLAGS}
+Agenda announcement: \agoref{gentoo-council}{620cb09e78b4e7d9997c45eb204f7fd7}
+
+\agendaitem{Adding --as-needed to the default profile LDFLAGS}
\index{as-needed}\index{--as-needed}\index{LDFLAGS}
-passed by unanimous vote;
- scarabeus will create a news item,
- ssuominen already pushed the actual change :D
+A motion to add --as-needed to the default profile LDFLAGS was passed by
+unanimous vote. \dev{scarabeus} will create a news item, \dev{ssuominen} already pushed the actual change.
\agendaitem{REQUIRED_USE}
-\index{REQUIRED_USE}
+\index{REQUIRED_USE}\index{EAPI!4}
-Reference: http://dev.gentoo.org/~ferringb/required-use.html (dead link)
+Reference: http://dev.gentoo.org/~ferringb/required-use.html (dead link, see
+\ref{2010-05-feringb-requireduse} for the text)
-Accepted by all members
+REQUIRED_USE was approved provisionally for EAPI 4 by all council members.
-\agendaitem{Review eclass removal policy}
+\agendaitem{Eclass removal policy}
\index{eclasses!removal}
-Should it be 2 years since portage 2.1.4.4 went stable?
-
-$\longrightarrow$ all members agreed on removing the 2
-year policy
+Should an eclass still have to remain for 2 years in the tree after the last consumer was removed? Portage 2.1.4.4 went stable in the meantime, which saves the environment of an ebuild and thus also the eclass code.
-$\longrightarrow$ QA will write a devmanual patch with a
-30+ minimum lastrite period for eclass removals
+All members agreed on removing the 2 year policy. QA will write a devmanual patch with a 30+ days minimum lastrite period for eclass removals
\agendaitem{Should there a policy about eclass API changes?}
\index{eclasses!api changes}
-$\longrightarrow$ we didn't reach a decision here, talk will
-continue in the mailing lists
+No decision was reached; discussions will continue on the mailing lists
\agendaitem{Use of invalid DEPEND atom "EAPI_TOO_OLD" instead of calling die in
global scope on eclasses}
-\index{EAPI_TOO_OLD}\index{die!in global scope}\index{PMS}
+\index{EAPI_TOO_OLD}\index{die!in global scope}\index{PMS}\index{eclasses}
Reference: \agoref{gentoo-dev}{dee3aab5e8c840ed3fa4add9c7d74b97} and
replies
-The council opted for calling die
-instead of using the invalid DEPEND and required
-a patch to devmanual and PMS (ferring will do the devmanual patch)
+The council voted for calling die in global scope, instead of using an invalid DEPEND. \dev{ferrinb} will prepare a patch for the devmanual; PMS will also be adapted.
-\agendaitem{Mailing lists}
+\agendaitem{Mailing list for the council agenda}
\index{mailing list!gentoo-council}
\index{mailing list!gentoo-dev}
\index{mailing list!gentoo-project}
\index{council!meeting!agenda}
-Should we post council agenda to -council? -dev? -project?
-
-Some devs suggest we should cross-post to -dev and -council
-but not everyone likes cross-posting as it can lead to fragmentation.
-Petteri suggested punting -council and using -project instead
+Should the council agenda be posted to the -council mailing list, to -dev, or to
+-project?
-$\longrightarrow$ there was a vote on punting -council
-that ended in a 2-2 tie (ferringb had left)
-jmbsvicetto and wired voted against, betelgeuse and scarabeus voted in favor
+Some developers suggested we should cross-post to -dev and -council, but not everyone likes cross-posting as it can lead to fragmentation. \dev{betelgeuse} suggested punting -council and using -project instead.
+A motion to punt -council ended in a 2-2 tie. The discussion will be continued on the mailing lists.
-$\longrightarrow$ discussion will be continued in the
-mailing lists
\agendaitem{Bugs assigned to council@g.o}
\begin{itemize}
\item
- \bug{234706}: ask Halcy0n if he wants to resume work on this
-bug
+ \bug{234706}: \dev{halcy0n} will be asked if he wants to resume work on this
+ bug.
\item
- \bug{256451}: ask ferringb if he still wants to do it
+ \bug{256451}: \dev{ferringb} will be asked if he still wants to do this.
\item
- \bug{256453}: wired will take care of this
+ \bug{256453}: \dev{wired} will take care of this.
\item
- \bug{237381}: jmbsvicetto will take care of this
+ \bug{237381}: \dev{jmbsvicetto} will take care of this.
\end{itemize}
-\agendaitem{Open floor: listen to developers}
+\agendaitem{Open floor}
-$\longrightarrow$ no input...
+No items were brought up.