On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:20:03 +0200
Luca Barbato <lu_zero@g.o> wrote:

> Santiago M. Mola wrote:
> > Upstream clearly states that a gmp build which tests have failed
> > shouldn't be used. I bet they deny support for users who fail to
> > follow that indication ;-)
> 
> gmp isn't a key component if you aren't using math/sci applications 
> using it. You may point openssl as something you may want to have a 
> round of checks before is too late, same for openssh.

Minor nit:  GMP is a requirement to build GCC >=4.3, so it'll be a key
component soon enough.

> Changing the default features would just at best have people that do
> not care switch to -test, people that care already about that won't
> be affected and just create an annoyance.
> 
> Putting it in an eapi makes not much sense as well since you may
> change the defaults as you wish since they aren't causing
> incompatibilities.
> 
> To sum up:
> - having the test feature on by default isn't good for anybody but 
> paranoids and lazy developers, paranoids have that already on, lazy 
> developers will switch it off for them and let people do the
> automated test for them.
> - having that mandated by the eapi doesn't have sense since it
> doesn't change anything by itself.

Fully in agreement.

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