On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:42:24 -0400
Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o> wrote:

> All,
> 
> Here's a GLEP for the addition of USE flag descriptions to package 
> metadata. It does not address any future ideas that others may have
> had or suggested. It merely gives developers the necessary "tools" to 
> document their USE flag usage it better detail on a per package basis.
> 
> An clearly motivation explanation that I didn't add, which I'm going
> to add once I send this is the fact that as per the QA Project, 
> use.local.desc can not contain a USE flag that already appears
> globally in use.desc. This would allow a description for that USE
> flag to be contained in the metadata.
> 
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0056.html
> 
> I encourage any and all _technical_ feedback.

Doesn't include any statement about compability with existing tools or
how it's related to use.local.desc (replacement, extension, ...)

Marius
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