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Alec Warner <antarus@g.o> posted 456DB725.9040402@g.o, |
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excerpted below, on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:36:53 -0500: |
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> Vlastimil Babka wrote: |
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>> Duncan wrote: |
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>>> whatever USE flag removal forcing --newuser rebuild, when I as a |
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>>> /human/ know it's not needed. |
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>> If you're sure you know it's not needed, just edit |
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>> /var/db/pkg/$cat/$pkg/{USE,IUSE} to reflect that (i.e. if there was |
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>> arts flag removed and you know the ebuild didn't actually need/use it, |
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>> remove it from IUSE, and possibly USE) and --newuse won't trigger no |
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>> more. It's a bit of hack, but works, for user it's the same amount of |
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>> work as editing some newuse.mask file, for portage developers it's no |
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>> work :) |
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> oi, don't recommend people edit the vdb *cringes* |
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LOL. Such a hack didn't occur to me, probably for just that reason (tho |
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like many hacks, it might prove useful at times, for personal use |
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only with an appropriate pre-hack backup of course). It occurs to me that |
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portage devs may prefer the bit of work to "no work", but having to deal |
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with the consequential bug biteback should this recommendation enter |
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common usage. |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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