Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: hasufell <hasufell@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] libressl status
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2015 09:45:27
Message-Id: 55210425.3000805@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] libressl status by "Paul B. Henson"
1 On 04/05/2015 06:44 AM, Paul B. Henson wrote:
2 > On Fri, Apr 03, 2015 at 01:31:53PM +0200, hasufell wrote:
3 >
4 >> Not anymore. We will go for "libressl" USE flag for the same reason
5 >> there is a "libav" USE flag now (working subslots etc).
6 >
7 > Um, ok. That still only allows one or the other to be installed though,
8 > right? So if you want a package that only works with openssl and one
9 > that only works with libressl, you are left wanting :)?
10 >
11
12 Yep. Your only solution is to try something really hackish like NixOS.
13 They would allow any such combination. But it comes with a price.
14
15 Or you do it manually outside of the PM.