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From: Peter Volkov <pva@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: app-editors/vim-7.3 and python[3] USE flags
Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:58:18
Message-Id: 1282283768.28276.21.camel@dhcppc1
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: app-editors/vim-7.3 and python[3] USE flags by Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
1 В Чтв, 19/08/2010 в 19:58 +0000, Duncan пишет:
2 > Jim Ramsay posted on Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:00:17 +0000 as excerpted:
3 >
4 > > Option 1: IUSE="python python3"
5 > >
6 > > Where python -> --enable-pythoninterp And python3 ->
7 > > --enable-python3interp
8 > >
9 > > This means if you want python3 support and not python2 support you would
10 > > need USE="-python +python3" A bit confusing, perhaps? Or if I set the
11 > > local flag description properly, is it okay?
12 >
13 > What about USE=python indicating "maintainer's choice" of version?
14
15 ++ But not maintainer's choice, but _upstream's choice_.
16
17 > You could then have either python2 or python3 flags for the other one.
18
19 Yup. This allows people to have best python support if they don't care
20 about version and those who care have USE flag for additional feature.
21
22 --
23 Peter.