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I'm not talking about selectively disabling cups. My proposal is |
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>>> to no longer enable the cups useflag in the base profile. I don't |
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>>> think cups should be part of the base profile, and as a result |
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>>> cascading to the desktop profile. And a lot of people seem to |
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>>> agree. Users can always enable that functionality when they |
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>>> need it. It is not something that is necessary for running a |
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>>> desktop system. |
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>>> Cheers, |
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>>> |
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>> I agree that CUPS is not really necessary in the desktop profile, and |
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>> especially in the base profile. Many systems run desktop |
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>> environments without needing printing support. As we advance further |
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>> toward a paperless computing experience, the need for printing |
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>> support becomes even less. And, as it is incredibly simple to add |
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>> print capabilities by placing the cups USE flag in /etc/make.conf, |
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>> that choice should be left to the user. |
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>> |
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>> Regards, |
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>> Nathan Zachary |
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> One could argue the opposite as well. Adding -cups to make.conf is |
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> just as easy. |
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> I'm one of those lowly users. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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I think that the point is that it is better to have it disabled by |
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default so that new users do not run into these circular dependencies |
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upon their first installation. They can then add cups to their |
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make.conf and emerge -avuDN world to get full printing support. |
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Just as a sidebar, there is not a "lowly user." Your input is greatly |
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important in all matters regarding Gentoo as you are a member of the |
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userbase. It's your operating system too! :) |
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Regards, |
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Nathan Zachary |
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