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From: Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New global USE flag: logrotate
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:46:33
Message-Id: 1114796786.889.167.camel@cgianelloni.nuvox.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] New global USE flag: logrotate by Jason Stubbs
1 On Sat, 2005-04-30 at 02:25 +0900, Jason Stubbs wrote:
2 > On Saturday 30 April 2005 00:52, Chris Gianelloni wrote:
3 > > On Fri, 2005-04-29 at 22:55 +0900, Jason Stubbs wrote:
4 > > > The only thing I think is necessary to improve for this to work is the
5 > > > method in which a package's config method is invoked. Doing it via emerge
6 > > > would be much more intuitive. Something like "emerge --config
7 > > > dev-db/mysql"? Use standard atom matching within the installed package
8 > > > database and use the standard "please be specific" message when more than
9 > > > one package matches.
10 > >
11 > > That would be very cool. I expect it by COB today.
12 >
13 > How's this?
14 >
15 > # emerge config
16 > !!! config can only take a single package atom at this time
17 >
18 > # emerge config db
19 >
20 > The following packages available:
21 > * sys-libs/db-4.2.52_p2
22 > * sys-libs/db-1.85-r2
23 >
24 > Please use a specific atom or the --ask option.
25 >
26 > # emerge config db --ask
27 >
28 > Please select a package to configure:
29 > 1) sys-libs/db-4.2.52_p2
30 > 2) sys-libs/db-1.85-r2
31 > X) Cancel
32 > Selection? [1/2/X] 1
33 >
34 > Ready to configure sys-libs/db-4.2.52_p2? [Yes/No] y
35
36 I like it.
37
38 I'm assuming it won't ask the "ready to configure" if you gave it a
39 package that there was only one of, like say, games-fps/ut2004 or
40 app-emulation/vmware-workstation?
41
42 --
43 Chris Gianelloni
44 Release Engineering - Strategic Lead/QA Manager
45 Games - Developer
46 Gentoo Linux

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Re: [gentoo-dev] New global USE flag: logrotate Jason Stubbs <jstubbs@g.o>