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On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 07:36:08AM +0300, Dan Armak wrote: |
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> No, No! This is a proprosition to *replace* USE flags. Thre will be *only* |
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> With flags. |
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I see no reason to replace USE variables when they can be extended in a |
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backwards-compatible manner. |
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> If I want to add a flag to make.*, it gives 2 benefits: 1. The user can |
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> customize it in make.conf. 2. It can be part of a group, which can give the |
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> user more info and a better default choice in a Which selection. |
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We already have plans to add groups to USE variables, and a few other |
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extensions. And there's no reason to replace the current USE system with |
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another one just to add an interactive mode. Why destroy months of work we've |
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already completed when the "With" system doesn't give us anything special? I |
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really don't see the point of "With" variables. I don't think you've clearly |
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explained or convinced me *why* we need them. Everything you want is possible |
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with the new USE system. |
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Daniel Robbins <drobbins@g.o> |
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President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org |
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Gentoo Technologies, Inc. |
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