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On 03/06/2016 23:33, Nick Vinson wrote: |
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> > USE="gtk" is a dependency. |
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> No. It is a feature. However, it is a feature named after the |
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> dependencies needed to enable it. If a package has a hard dependency on |
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> libgtk, a USE flag would not be added, but a soft dependency on libgtk |
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> means that libgtk support is a feature or part of a feature (the feature |
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> being you get to choose which toolkit is used). |
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> If it was a dependency, then packages such as XFCE and evince would have |
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> to use flags. However they don't. |
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> So enough with the these are dependency use flags and those are feature |
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> use flags. It's not true and it's a poor attempt to try and force this |
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> idea through. If this is idea is a good one, such tactics aren't |
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> needed. If it's not, the tactics aren't warranted. |
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Well, that's your opinion and thank you for stating it. I stated mine, |
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and neither are facts. |
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Alan |
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