Re: [gentoo-dev] ${PORTDIR}/profiles/package.use

[Dave Nebinger]

>> > i still dont see how this addresses the nocxx / USE=-*
>>
>> noFOO is used because "FOO" is on by default, and noFOO turns it off.
>> AutoUSE is the same way, package bar is included in the buildplan and to
>> have sane defaults, certain flags are turned on.
>
> that was a great explanation however irrelevant it may have been
>
> i guess we will have to make 'nocxx' a special case as we strip all other
> 'no*' USE flags from portage

Sorry, guys, but isn't that what "-FOO" is supposed to be for?  If we
already have support for "-FOO", why then do we need a "noFOO" also?

Or is there some distinction I'm missing here?


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