Re: [gentoo-dev] vim-syntax USE flag

[Michał Górny]

On nie, 2017-07-23 at 17:46 +0300, Andrew Savchenko wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 22:00:16 +0100 Sergei Trofimovich wrote:
> > On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:27:39 -0400
> > Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote:
> >
> > > Packages currently handle installation of vim syntax support files
> > > inconsistently. Some builds install the files if the "vim-syntax" USE
> > > flag is enabled, while others install them unconditionally.
> > >
> > > Do these files fall into the "small text files" category for
> > > unconditional installation? If so, we should probably phase out the
> > > vim-syntax USE flag.
> >
> > I'd say use flag is not needed as long as it does not slow vim startup
> > down by much and does not change editor behaviour for every single
> > edited file type.
>
> The problem here is more complicated. What about 100 plugins from
> different packages which of them is fast enough, but together they
> are slowing vim down to unacceptable level? Such case is
> especially sensitive on slow hardware.
>
> That's why fine control over vim files is mandatory. Yes, it
> requires to rebuild packages, but with ccache/distcc available this
> is not a huge issue. And if someone really want to avoid such
> rebuilds, vim files can always be put to a separated package;
> though I see no real reason to do this.
>
> Using INSTALL_MASK here is not an option, because toggling of
> individual vim files using it will be a nightmare.
>

The tool you're looking for is called eselect.

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Best regards,
Michał Górny