[gentoo-dev] Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8

From	Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
Newsgroups	linux.gentoo.dev
Subject	[gentoo-dev] Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8
Date	2026-04-08 07:10 +0200
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Kenton Groombridge <concord@gentoo.org> writes:

> On 26/04/07 08:26AM, Rahul Sandhu wrote:
>> +# @ECLASS_VARIABLE: _SELINUX_POLICY_UPSTREAM_PV
>> +# @INTERNAL
>> +# @DESCRIPTION:
>> +# Internal variable representing (spoofed) upstream refpolicy version.
>> +_SELINUX_POLICY_UPSTREAM_PV=$(ver_cut 1-2)
>> +
>
> We aren't really spoofing the upstream versioning (even though it really
> doesn't mean anything). The Gentoo policy is updated in tandem with
> refpolicy, but only when refpolicy cuts a new release do the Gentoo
> policy packages use the new version, but it is admittedly by name only.
>
> Anyways, I think we can reword this to "[...] representing upstream base
> branch" or just drop the "(spoofed)" here so future readers don't get
> the wrong idea.

I agree that spoofed might scare people here. It is spoofed in an
internal sense here, but I think saying it will do more harm than good.

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[gentoo-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8 Rahul Sandhu <nvraxn@posteo.uk> - 2026-04-07 10:30 +0200
  Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect  the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8 Ulrich Müller <ulm@gentoo.org> - 2026-04-07 11:00 +0200
    Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect  the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8 Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> - 2026-04-08 07:10 +0200
      Re: [gentoo-dev] [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect  the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8 "Rahul Sandhu" <nvraxn@posteo.uk> - 2026-04-08 11:00 +0200
  [gentoo-dev] Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8 Kenton Groombridge <concord@gentoo.org> - 2026-04-08 01:40 +0200
    [gentoo-dev] Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8 Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> - 2026-04-08 07:10 +0200
    [gentoo-dev] Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] selinux-policy-2.eclass: respect the sanctity of -rN for EAPI=8 "Rahul Sandhu" <nvraxn@posteo.uk> - 2026-04-08 11:00 +0200

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