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From: Caleb Shay <caleb@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: new local USE var: vim-with-x
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 15:31:25
Message-Id: 1051630278.19658.24.camel@chinstrap.penguins.homeunix.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: new local USE var: vim-with-x by Max Kalika
1 What about a profile selection that sets the default USE flags?
2 Something along the lines of:
3
4 server: USE="-X -gtk -qt -kde -gnome"
5 gnome-workstation: USE="X gnome gtk"
6 kde-workstation: USE="X qt kde"
7
8 You get the idea.
9
10 Just my US$0.02
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12 Caleb
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14 On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 10:49, Max Kalika wrote:
15 > Quoting Daniel Armyr <daniel.armyr@××××.se>:
16 >
17 > >| This is yet another reason why portage needs to have support for USE
18 > >| flags to be applied on a per-package basis.
19 > >
20 > > Hm, I love the way the USE flags are working, but I definatey think it
21 > > is time to look over the system. I think we have scaled it up as far as
22 > > it goes soon, and Gentoo isn't exactly shrinking.
23 >
24 > Well, fortunately this doesn't change the way "stock" USE flags are
25 > handled. The per-package stuff is optional for finer-grained control of
26 > your installed apps.
27 >
28 > ---max kalika
29 > --max@×××××××××.edu
30 > -lsit systems administrator
31 >
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: new local USE var: vim-with-x William Kenworthy <billk@×××××××××.au>