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On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Anthony G. Basile <blueness@g.o> wrote: |
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> We are moving too quickly on bug #448882 ([Tracker] packages not providing |
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> systemd units). We should come to better consensus on systemd integration |
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> and we were getting there with the idea of INSTALL_MASK. I don't know that |
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> it is a working solution yet. I have to oppose adding unit files unless we |
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> have a way to opt out for reasons I gave earlier, regarding embedded systems |
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> where one needs to conserve space aggressively. And we may have found a way |
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> to do so without cluttering ebuilds with USE flags. |
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> Can I ask the systemd people to design a working solution for opting out? I |
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> can't support this initiative without such a solution and I would be happy |
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> to work with the systemd people to reach it, ie I'll test. |
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This already went before the Council, and the decision was that |
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INSTALL_MASK IS the working solution for opting out. If somebody |
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wants to come up with a better one and propose it they're of course |
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welcome to, but in the meantime, INSTALL_MASK is the official |
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solution. |
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The whole point of having a Council is so that you don't have to reach |
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100.000000000% consensus on every single decision. |
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Rich |
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