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From: rindeal <dev.rindeal@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: leio@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] gtk/gtk2/gtk3 USE flag situation
Date: Fri, 27 May 2016 18:45:25
Message-Id: CANgLvuB_MEPwdkiUxZTyes1NTaV=00qrzh1PJGk+3m+mxRcXpg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] gtk/gtk2/gtk3 USE flag situation by Mart Raudsepp
1 On 27 May 2016 at 20:26, Mart Raudsepp <leio@g.o> wrote:
2 > Ühel kenal päeval, R, 27.05.2016 kell 14:10, kirjutas
3 > waltdnes@××××××××.org:
4 >> While we're at it, why are there 23 occurences of the "X" useflag
5 >> in
6 >> /usr/portage/profiles/use.local.desc when it exists in
7 >> /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc ??? I'm talking about stuff like...
8 >>
9 >> app-misc/vifm:X - Add support for X11
10 >> dev-libs/m17n-lib:X - Builds the Graphical User Interface API and
11 >> utilities for the package.
12 >> dev-libs/wlc:X - Enable X11 backend and XWayland support.
13 >> dev-python/PyQt4:X - Build bindings for the QtGui module
14 >> dev-python/pyside:X - Build QtGui and QtTest modules
15 >
16 > Because they specify in more details what the USE flag does
17 > specifically, in the context of that package.
18 > Such more exact local descriptions are something I at least personally
19 > strongly advocate in favour of.
20 > app-misc/vifm local desc seems redundant though, but the rest listed
21 > here seem useful and necessary.
22 >
23
24 It also clearly shows how is this flag misused:
25
26 dev-python/PyQt4:X - Build bindings for the QtGui module
27 dev-python/pyside:X - Build QtGui and QtTest modules
28 media-gfx/fbida:X - Install the Motif based image viewer "ida"
29 media-video/aravis:X - Build the GTK+-based video viewer for aravis.
30 This requires GStreamer and a few plugins but technically not the GST
31 plugin for aravis.
32 net-irc/quassel:X - Build the Qt 4 GUI client for quassel. If this USE
33 flag is disabled, the GUI is not built, and cannot be used. You might
34 want to disable this on the server, but you need it enabled on the
35 client.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] improper use of X Ian Stakenvicius <axs@g.o>