
\summary{2009}{11}{9}

Agenda call: ???

Agenda announcement: 
\agoref{gentoo-council}{fa73699f1e642b85eee58966ce593b3f}


\agendaitem{EAPI 3 status}
\index{EAPI!3}

There has been quite some progress, see the tracker \bug{273620}. However, 8 
out of 20 items are still missing.


\agendaitem{Upgrade path for old systems}
\index{upgrade path}

\vote{The ebuild tree must provide an upgrade path to a stable system that 
hasn't been updated for one year.}{Accepted unanimously.}

\dev{leio} will start a discussion on gentoo-dev on if and how to support 
upgrading systems that are outdated more than a year.


\agendaitem{Prefix support in the main Portage tree}
\index{prefix}

Reference: \agoref{gentoo-dev}{2a62689c71f95e4de5699a330b8b5524}

The council unanimously supports the general idea, but sees need for
additional discussion. \dev{ulm} will follow up on the open questions on 
gentoo-dev.


\agendaitem{Usage of bash 3.2 features in Portage tree}
\index{bash!features in ebuilds}\index{PMS}

Reference: \agoref{gentoo-council}{ed3cba3e0ded55c4e497451af46ea55b}

\vote{Usage of bash 3.2 features in the Portage tree is allowed. PMS will be 
updated accordingly.}{6 yes, 1 no}

\vote{Ebuilds must be completely parsable with =bash-3.2*, any use of later 
bash features will be reverted.}{6 yes, 1 no}


\agendaitem{Preservation of file modification times in EAPI 3}
\index{mtime preservation}\index{EAPI!3}

This item was postponed.
