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[Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>]

flux wrote:
> Peng Chang (Charles) (chp516 AT gmail.com) wrote [09.07.23 21:16]:
> > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 06:25:19PM +0200, Arwed von Merkatz wrote:
> > > Sounds good for future updates. This means we have an upgrade issue
> > > though, as going from split spells to combined spell broke due to this
> > > dependency cycle. This needs to be resolved before it can go to test
> > > grimoire.
> > The upgrade from split spells to combined spell is no more difficult to
> > deal with than upgrading gcc from split to split.
> > cast -r gmp and disable c++
> > cast gcc with g++
> > cast -r gmp and enable c++
> > Then we'll have the combined gcc.
> >
> > Charles
>
> I believe what Arwed was getting at was that this should be an automated
> process. Users should not be required to cast -r for a pure upgrade (in
> an ideal world).

Correct, users shouldn't even notice that gcc has gone from single to 
split, or then split back to single. However, the steps Peng points out 
will help in automating the process. :)

-sandalle