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From: Kurt Lieber <klieber@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 29 (USE Flag Grouping) Updates
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 13:20:28
Message-Id: 20041018132026.GB26288@mail.lieber.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 29 (USE Flag Grouping) Updates by Ciaran McCreesh
1 On Sun, Oct 17, 2004 at 03:27:09PM +0100 or thereabouts, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > GLEP 29 covers grouping USE flags to simplify initial selection. The
3 > short version is that it proposes USE="@DESKTOP @KDE foo bar".
4 >
5 > An updated draft since the previous posting is attached. Updates are:
6 > * clarify some of the wording
7 > * explicitly state that comments are allowed in the group files.
8 >
9 > Feedback encouraged.
10
11 Sorry if this was discussed earlier, but why not support -@GROUP? IMO,
12 negative USE flags are a key strength of the system and I'd hate to see
13 groupings drop that support. I do understand the chaos that may ensue if
14 you support negative flags within a group, but I'd like the ability to use
15 negative groups.
16
17 My $.02.
18
19 --kurt

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Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 29 (USE Flag Grouping) Updates Luke-Jr <luke-jr@×××××××.org>