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From: "Santiago M. Mola" <coldwind@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:07:22
Message-Id: 3c32af40808131107h64559d2eh59f32a9c42a8e869@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications] by Doug Goldstein
1 On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Doug Goldstein <cardoe@g.o> wrote:
2 > Howdy all,
3 >
4 > Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP.
5 > My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state
6 > that
7 >
8 > <flag name='png' />
9 >
10 > Would be allowed. This syntax is not actually disallowed or allowed by the
11 > current GLEP, but mentioning it would allow a metadata.xml contain all the
12 > USE flags that appear in IUSE, even the global ones. By using the above
13 > syntax, it would simply state that there is no additional descriptions or
14 > details but to just use the use.desc description.
15 >
16 > Further more, it would allow us in the future to make that mandatory and
17 > repoman would only have to check metadata.xml for your USE flag.
18 >
19 > Comments, Suggestions, Input are all welcome.
20 >
21
22 What is the benefit?
23
24 Regards,
25 --
26 Santiago M. Mola
27 Jabber ID: cooldwind@×××××.com

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