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Martin Schlemmer wrote: |
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> On Sat, 2005-10-01 at 21:22 +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: |
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>> We've discussed adding this to metadata.xml a few times in the past, |
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>> but every time there was opposition from a vocal minority of one who |
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>> claimed that USE flags should always do exactly the same thing for |
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>> every package. |
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> I guess I am one of this 'minority'. The question I just want to have |
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> answered, is how the hell are you going to get a system up sanely (and |
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> without tweaking /etc/portage/package.use) if besides the 350 global USE |
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> flags, and the 1200 local USE flags, you now have to worry about global |
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> USE flags meaning different things for every package? |
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By using package specific USE flag descriptions stored in metadata.xml |
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to overlay those in use.desc and use.local.desc. This info would be |
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output by the currently existing utilities that provide USE flag info |
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(euse, equery, ufed/used, etc). I don't think any changes to portage |
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would be needed. This would be an opt-in feature - only those |
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maintainers who want this support would need to implement it. If no |
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metadata descriptions exist then they're pulled from use.desc and |
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use.local.desc just as they are now. |
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Global USE flags already do mean different things for every package. |
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Just look at 'debug' or 'doc' ;). Having more information available |
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just makes administration easier. |
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--de. |
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