Hello,

git-2.eclass is in the tree for a while now, and there's still awful
lot of packages using old & deprecated git.eclass.

Why migrate?
- git-2 supports fallback SRC_URIs -- you can set it to prefer git://
but fallback to http:// if git is unreachable (e.g. due to firewall),
- git-2 is cleaner and has a better design (no more src_prepare()!),
- git-2 handles submodules better,
- git.eclass is no longer supported and will go away.

I'm attaching a list of packages still using git.eclass, grouped by
herds and maintainers.

Additional resources:
- list of packages using git.eclass [1],
- devmanual entry for git-2.eclass [2],
- an example ebuild for a git.overlays.g.o package [3],
- an example ebuild for a github package [4].

[1]:http://qa-reports.gentoo.org/output/eclass-usage/git.txt
[2]:http://devmanual.gentoo.org/eclass-reference/git-2.eclass/index.html
[3]:http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=dev/mgorny.git;a=blob;f=sys-apps/pms-test-suite/pms-test-suite-9999.ebuild;h=07a29e9f
[4]:http://git.overlays.gentoo.org/gitweb/?p=dev/mgorny.git;a=blob;f=app-portage/flaggie/flaggie-9999.ebuild;h=166f6b38

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Best regards,
Michał Górny
* BY HERD *

accessibility: app-accessibility/espeakup app-accessibility/speakup
alsa: media-sound/alsa-headers
base-system: sys-devel/automake sys-apps/util-linux net-misc/iputils sys-devel/autoconf sys-devel/libtool sys-devel/gnuconfig net-nds/portmap app-arch/xz-utils
cluster: net-misc/clusterssh
desktop-wm: x11-misc/obconf x11-wm/fluxbox x11-wm/openbox
dev-embedded: dev-embedded/openocd dev-embedded/libftdi
embedded: sys-fs/mtd-utils sys-devel/crossdev
freedesktop: app-misc/tracker
gnome: net-nntp/pan
gstreamer: media-video/snappy
kde: net-im/kmess media-libs/phonon-xine
kernel-misc: sys-devel/sparse sys-apps/kexec-tools
livecd: dev-util/catalyst app-misc/livecd-tools
lxde: x11-misc/pcmanfm x11-libs/libfm x11-wm/openbox
mobile-phone: app-mobilephone/gnokii app-mobilephone/dfu-util
net-fs: net-nds/rpcbind net-nds/portmap
net-im: net-im/psi
net-irc: net-irc/rbot
net-mail: mail-mta/qpsmtpd
net-news: net-nntp/pan
net-p2p: net-p2p/deluge
php: dev-php5/libvirt-php
postgresql: dev-db/phppgadmin
prefix: x11-libs/ige-mac-integration dev-libs/gnulib
python: dev-python/pyopencl
qemu: app-emulation/qemu-kvm
qt: app-misc/pysmssend
samba: dev-db/ctdb
sci-biology: sci-biology/bioruby sci-biology/bioperl sci-biology/bioperl-network sci-biology/bioperl-db sci-biology/bioperl-run
sci-chemistry: sci-chemistry/p3d
toolchain: sys-devel/sparse sys-devel/crossdev
tools-portage: app-portage/gentoolkit app-portage/layman app-portage/gentoolkit-dev
video: media-libs/libbluray media-plugins/npapi-vlc media-video/vlc
vim: app-vim/exheres-syntax
virtualization: app-emulation/virt-manager app-emulation/libvirt app-emulation/virtinst
vserver: sys-cluster/vzctl
web-apps: dev-db/phppgadmin www-apps/cgit
wine: app-emulation/wine
xbox: media-tv/xbmc
xen: app-emulation/xen-pvgrub


* BY MAINTAINER *

a3li@g.o: net-irc/rbot
aballier@g.o: media-video/vlc
ahf@e.o: app-vim/exheres-syntax
alsa-bugs@g.o: media-sound/alsa-headers
beandog@g.o: media-libs/libbluray
brian.dolbec@g.c: app-portage/layman
c1pher@g.o: sys-apps/util-linux
cardoe@g.o: app-emulation/libvirt
catalyst@g.o: dev-util/catalyst
dev-zero@g.o: app-emulation/qemu-kvm-spice dev-php5/libvirt-php
fauli@g.o: app-doc/pms app-portage/tatt
flameeyes@g.o: dev-util/dwarves
genkernel@g.o: sys-kernel/genkernel
gentoo@x.d: app-text/llpp
hanno@g.o: media-gfx/gimp
hwoarang@g.o: sys-kernel/zen-sources x11-misc/pcmanfm x11-libs/libfm x11-wm/openbox app-misc/pysmssend net-im/emesene x11-misc/obconf dev-lang/jimtcl dev-embedded/openocd net-im/kmess net-misc/freerdp
idl0r@g.o: app-portage/layman
jlec@g.o: dev-vcs/gitstats sci-chemistry/p3d
jokey@g.o: mail-mta/qpsmtpd
lack@g.o: x11-wm/fluxbox
lavajoe@g.o: sys-fs/btrfs-progs
maintainer-needed@g.o: app-laptop/lenovo-sl-laptop dev-python/remoteobjects dev-util/ghh media-sound/alsa-driver
maksbotan@g.o: sys-power/acpi_call
mduft@g.o: sys-libs/suacomp
media-video@g.o: media-plugins/npapi-vlc
net-p2p@g.o: net-p2p/deluge
neurogeek@g.o: app-portage/metagen
nikoli@l.c: net-p2p/eiskaltdcpp www-misc/fcgiwrap net-im/psi www-apps/cgit
nirbheek@g.o: media-video/snappy
pva@g.o: net-p2p/eiskaltdcpp www-misc/fcgiwrap net-im/psi www-apps/cgit sys-cluster/vzctl
pythonhead@g.o: app-portage/metagen
ramereth@g.o: www-apps/cgit
robbat2@g.o: sys-fs/mtd-utils
sping@g.o: app-portage/metagen app-portage/layman-dbtools media-gfx/drqueue dev-vcs/svn2git
spock@g.o: dev-python/pycuda dev-python/pyopencl dev-python/pytools
tanderson@g.o: app-doc/pms app-vim/exheres-syntax
tomka@g.o: app-portage/tatt
tommy@g.o: net-p2p/freenet net-mail/Freemail
ulm@g.o: app-doc/pms
vapier@g.o: app-text/nfoview sys-devel/crossdev
weaver@g.o: sci-biology/bioperl-network sci-biology/bioperl-db
williamh@g.o: app-accessibility/espeakup www-client/pybugz app-accessibility/speakup
wired@g.o: www-client/luakit sys-kernel/zen-sources media-sound/pms www-client/uzbl
xmw@g.o: www-client/jumanji app-text/mupdf x11-wm/cwm

On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:35:33 +0200
Michał Górny <mgorny@gentoo.org> wrote:

> git-2.eclass is in the tree for a while now, and there's still awful
> lot of packages using old & deprecated git.eclass.

Ah, and sorry, I forgot to mention bug 372909 [1]. This bug can be used
to track the packages updated to use git-2.eclass.

[1]:https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=372909

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Best regards,
Michał Górny

On 6/24/11 11:35 PM, Michał Górny wrote:
> Hello,
>
> git-2.eclass is in the tree for a while now, and there's still awful
> lot of packages using old & deprecated git.eclass.
>
> Why migrate?

Hi,

What are the pitfalls during migration? Or is it just /git/git-2/ ?

Thanks jusitn

On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 09:11:16 +0200
justin <jlec@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On 6/24/11 11:35 PM, Michał Górny wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > git-2.eclass is in the tree for a while now, and there's still awful
> > lot of packages using old & deprecated git.eclass.
> >
> > Why migrate?
>
> What are the pitfalls during migration? Or is it just /git/git-2/ ?

In the most common case, yes. But you are advised to add a http
fallback in EGIT_REPO_URI.

Other API changes are:
- EGIT_*_CMD is no longer overridable,
- src_prepare() is no longer exported (EGIT_BOOTSTRAP is called
in src_unpack() but I don't recommend that, EGIT_PATCHES gone),
- EGIT_QUIET gone, EGIT_UNPACK_DIR gone (changes to other vars prolly).

So I think most of these won't apply to the ebuilds, maybe the second
one.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny

On 06/25/2011 12:35 AM, Michał Górny wrote:

Hello,

git-2.eclass is in the tree for a while now, and there's still awful
lot of packages using old& deprecated git.eclass.


I think I remember seeing deprecation warnings in the past when an
ebuild was using a deprecated eclass (right at the beginning when the
emerge starts.) Perhaps it would be a good idea to add one of those in
git.eclass.

On Sat, Jun 25, 2011 at 1:26 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@arcor.de> wrote:
> On 06/25/2011 12:35 AM, Michał Górny wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> git-2.eclass is in the tree for a while now, and there's still awful
>> lot of packages using old& Â*deprecated git.eclass.
>
> I think I remember seeing deprecation warnings in the past when an ebuild
> was using a deprecated eclass (right at the beginning when the emerge
> starts.) Â*Perhaps it would be a good idea to add one of those in git.eclass.
>

That's a horribly bad idea. Users should never need to see such
things. The example you're thinking of is python.eclass, and that
resulted in confused users filing bug reports.

There's currently a repoman warning for git.eclass usage, and that suffices.

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Gentoo GNOME+Mozilla Team