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From: Tom Wijsman <TomWij@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Switchup-mode and boottime selector? Was: eselect init
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 06:37:57
Message-Id: 20130530083522.0e1338c9@TOMWIJ-GENTOO
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Switchup-mode and boottime selector? Was: eselect init by William Hubbs
1 On Wed, 29 May 2013 19:22:32 -0500
2 William Hubbs <williamh@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > > For the same reason we have all the other eselect modules.
5 >
6 > We could probably also turn gcc-config into an eselect module if we
7 > want to use that argument.
8
9 Looking at Duncan's reply, that has already happened in the past.
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11 Really, think about it, why do we have all those eselect modules at all?
12 Why be inconsistent and not introduce one here? Why keep them around?
13
14 Well, the answer is simple:
15
16 Remember that eselect init is optional and an opt-in by emerging it,
17 this is in no way suggested anywhere to become a default on all systems.
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19 If you don't want it, fine, but that doesn't stop us from pursuing it...
20
21 --
22 With kind regards,
23
24 Tom Wijsman (TomWij)
25 Gentoo Developer
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