Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: Vaeth <vaeth@××××××××××××××××××××××××.de>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-dev-announce] debug USE flag misuse
Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:42:36
Message-Id: 201007011440.26226.vapier@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: [gentoo-dev-announce] debug USE flag misuse by Vaeth
1 On Thursday, July 01, 2010 08:53:19 Vaeth wrote:
2 > The debug USE flag in eix is also about convenience for the user:
3 > If eix segfaults, it prints instructions how to produce a backtrace
4 > in such a way which is most likely useful for upstream to locate
5 > the problem.
6 > Currently, these instructions are rather simple, because they can
7 > refer to USE=debug. Omitting the debug USE flag would complicate
8 > the instructions, making debugging less convenient for the user
9 > and for upstream. Why should such an inconvenience be necessary?
10 > Only to follow some abstract fundamental policy about what USE flags
11 > are allowed to do? If this is really the case then perhaps there is
12 > something wrong with that policy.
13
14 this is in no way specific to eix. if you want convenience, design a real
15 solution common to *all* packages and post it to the list.
16 arbitrary/inconsistent hacks utilizing USE=debug is wrong.
17 -mike

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