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On Monday 30 July 2001 12:42, you wrote: |
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> Dan Armak <danarmak@g.o> writes: |
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> Hi! |
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> > > Sorry, the script is at my home-computer... i will post it to the |
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> > >mailing list in 8 hours. |
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> > > |
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> > > I can extend the script to search in a database like textfile: |
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> > > |
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> > > useflag description useflag description useflag... |
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> > > |
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> > > so that developers just add there the description |
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> > OK, sounds nice. Once the people in the US wake up and join us we |
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> > should have a lively discussion here. This is an issue that keeps |
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> > being delayed. |
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> Do we really want developers to just add USE-flags by themselfs? I'd |
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> rather see that if a developer needs a new USE-flag he sends an email |
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> to the list requesting that USE-flag (or perhaps directly to Drobbins |
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> or Achim). This way we'll have a more controlled way of adding |
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> USE-flags and the USE-flag and a description can be added where it |
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> should be. |
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> I do however see a really good use for your script and that is being |
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> able to produce a list of which packages uses which USE-flags. This |
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> can be a nice feature for users unsure of what will happend if they |
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> enable a USE-flag. |
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So, how and where are we going to collect the flag descriptions? There aren't |
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that many really, everyone could just post the descriptions to this thread |
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(preferrably in groups) and I'll bring it together. I think it can simply go |
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in make.conf entirely commented out, and below it the USE="" setting proper. |
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Should we keep a list of currently disabled flags as well? What about flag |
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classification, and setting of flags as on or off by default? Well, for now |
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let's stay with the original idea :-) |
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Dan Armak |
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Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop Team |
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Matan, Israel |