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From: Luca Barbato <lu_zero@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Stupid USE defaults that need cleaning
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 11:40:54
Message-Id: 43AFD57F.1030201@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Stupid USE defaults that need cleaning by Doug Goldstein
1 Doug Goldstein wrote:
2 > the USE defaults are a bit INSANE... We need to get rid of some of this
3 > crap...
4 >
5 >
6 > ./default-linux/x86/2005.0/make.defaults:USE="alsa apm arts avi berkdb
7 > bitmap-fo nts crypt cups eds emboss encode fortran foomaticdb gdbm gif
8 > gnome gpm gstreamer gtk gtk2 imlib ipv6 jpeg kde libg++ libwww mad
9 > mikmod motif mp3 mpeg ncurses nls ogg oggvorbis opengl oss pam pdflib
10 > perl png python qt quicktime readline sdl spell ssl tcpd truetype
11 > truetype-fonts type1-fonts vorbis X xml2 xmms xv zlib"
12 >
13 >
14 > Examples include... WHY is "arts" turned on... There's absolutely no
15 > reason for it. AFAIK, you can even build KDE without it.
16 >
17 > Why are we turning "gnome" on... who says you want to pull in the damn
18 > desktop?
19 >
20 > "eds"... very very very specific Gnome app that most people don't want
21 > support for. If I remember correctly, this was added cause someone was
22 > too lazy to do the right work around in the ebuild.
23 >
24 > "gtk" and "gtk2", I thought we cleaned up this mess of just 1 USE flag.
25 > But seriously, why are these on?
26 >
27 > "kde", uh same reason and Gnome above...
28 >
29 > "ogg", "oggvorbis", "vorbis"... I thought we cleaned up this mess...
30
31 I didn't bitch enough to remove oggvorbis.
32
33 please update your ebuilds...
34
35 lu
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39 Luca Barbato
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