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On Saturday 19 March 2005 20:11, Josh Grebe wrote: |
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> Hello All, |
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> kdeedu-3.4 has added support for scripting the kig geometry application |
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> through python, if you have sys-libs/boost installed. It is currently set |
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> if USE=python, which is a default USE and a dangerous one to disable. |
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> Boost does not play nice with the common Unix build processes. It creates |
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> its own replacement for auoconf and make, and it won't compile with -j>1. |
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> This alone is enough to make someone to be weary about it, but add to that |
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> that it is a huge c++ library that you more than likely don't want, and |
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> that it is installed by default for functionaliy that you more than likely |
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> don't want... Add to that that it takes 275 megs of space installed... |
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> I'd like to propose that we change it from the gloabl USE=python to |
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> something like a local USE=scripting. |
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Sounds reasonable, I don't mind. Boost is indeed a heavy dep. |
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Could you file a bug so we don't forget? And if in a little while noone comes |
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up with a reason not to do this, we'll do it. |
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Dan Armak |
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