Re: RFC: Forbid using versions in DESCRIPTION

PETTERI RäTY SCHRIEB:
> CIARAN MCCREESH KIRJOITTI:
>> ON TUE, 24 JUL 2007 15:06:40 +0300
>> PETTERI RäTY <BETELGEUSEGENTOO.ORG> WROTE:
>>> BUT IS THERE ANYTHING THAT MAKES USE OF VERSION
SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION
>>> ATOMS?
>> YEP. HAVE A LOOK AT SYS-DEVEL/GCC FOR EXAMPLE. SOME
VERSIONS INCLUDE
>> VARIOUS EXTENSIONS, AND SAY SO IN DESCRIPTION.
>>
> 
> I DID SAY IN MY ORIGINAL MAIL THAT THERE ARE EBUILDS
BUILDING DYNAMIC
> DESCRIPTION VARIABLES BUT THE MY QUESTION WAS THAT DOES
ANYTHING MAKE
> USE OF THEIR DYNAMIC NATURE. I THINK FOR EXAMPLE EIX
ONLY LOOKS AT THE
> LATEST.

BECAUSE IT SPURIOUSLY ASSUMES THAT ONLY THE LATEST ONE IS
RELEVANT AND
IT THEREFORE DOESN'T DO ANY $ SUBSTITUTION (WHICH IS
CORRECT
BEHAVIOR UNDER THIS ASSUMPTION).