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On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 20:24 +0100, Jakub Moc wrote: |
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> 26.12.2005, 19:36:23, Joe McCann wrote: |
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> > On Mon, 2005-12-26 at 17:57 +0100, Jakub Moc wrote: |
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> >> eds - please, fix the ebuilds properly instead of throwing the thing on |
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> >> everyone. This has already caused numerous invalid bugs with people |
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> >> wondering why the heck portage wants to emerge gnome with USE="-gtk -gnome" |
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> >> |
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> > For the record, the eds flag was added as a default flag because every 3rd |
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> > gnome user would file bugs or complain via forums because they installed |
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> > gnome, found no evolution-data-server integration, and then be bummed when |
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> > they had to recompile packages again. This whole thread seems to have come |
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> > from a misunderstanding of how use.defaults work and 20 min of boredom. |
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> OK, so because every 3rd gnome user is not able to add the proper use flag |
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> to make.conf, every non-gnome user is stuck with investigating and putting |
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> -eds into make.conf to avoid pulling in gnome crap. Wonderful. |
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> Yes, I am ranting, because this kind of use flags basically pulls in huge |
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> number or unwanted dependencies; exactly the same thing with motif - would |
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> someone explain why the heck do do we need this thing in make.defaults? |
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I can say the same thing for people who are to lazy to add the proper |
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-use flag(when it is much more obvious that deps you don't want are |
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being pulled in compared to support you do want not being compiled in). |
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Unless this is going to go beyond ranting, there isn't much point from |
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either side. |
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