Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Looking for a generic solution to non-USE-conditional circular deps

[Michał Górny]

Dnia 2015-04-13, o godz. 06:36:44
Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> napisał(a):

> Kent Fredric posted on Sat, 11 Apr 2015 15:09:38 +0000 as excerpted:
>
> >  On 02:36, Sun, 12/04/2015 Andreas K. Huettel <dilfridge@g.o>
> >  wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> build - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used
> >>> for creating build images and the first half of bootstrapping
> >>> [make stage1]
> >>>
> >>> bootstrap - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!,
> >>> used during original system bootstrapping [make stage2]
> >>>
> >>> However, since both are marked for 'internal use only', I don't think
> >>> it's a good idea to use them here. So I guess we need a new flag.
> >>> Does anyone have suggestions how to name it?
> >>
> >> Incidentally, if those were all migrated to USE_EXPAND_HIDDEN, the dire
> >> warnings wouldn't need to be so visible...
> >
> > Now if only anyone would remember what these were intended for?
> >
> > Maybe we're just trying to re-invent the wheel...
> >
> > And it would be nice if the solution we use doesn't end up being like
> > the very warty USE=test flag.
> >
> > We can make it a first class mechanism without having to tell users
> > "don't use this", so why not.
> >
> > Of course, doing it right may require going through EAPI changes…
>
> What about "initial-build" for the flag name, and making it part of the
> next EAPI, such that PMs know how to handle it without involving the user
> having to set it, and indeed, actually ignore the flag (as a masked flag)
> in normal operation if the user /does/ set it?

How about we stop inventing magical flag names? We have enough mess
with USE=test already...

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Best regards,
Michał Górny