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| -rw-r--r-- | pym/cache/template.py | 10 |
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diff --git a/pym/cache/template.py b/pym/cache/template.py index 1e3c9abe8..cce8e30a8 100644 --- a/pym/cache/template.py +++ b/pym/cache/template.py @@ -157,8 +157,18 @@ class database(object): def serialize_eclasses(eclass_dict): """takes a dict, returns a string representing said dict""" + """The "new format", which causes older versions of <portage-2.1.2 to + traceback with a ValueError due to failed long() conversion. This format + isn't currently written, but the the capability to read it is already built + in. return "\t".join(["%s\t%s" % (k, str(v)) \ for k, v in eclass_dict.iteritems()]) + """ + """ This is a variation of the old format that uses a relative path instead + of the full path of the eclass. It should only force a regen in older + versions of portage (rather than a traceback).""" + return "\t".join(["%s\teclass\t%s" % (k, str(v)) \ + for k, v in eclass_dict.iteritems()]) def reconstruct_eclasses(cpv, eclass_string): """returns a dict when handed a string generated by serialize_eclasses""" |