Re: [gentoo-dev] USE flags dri, cups, pppd

[Brian Dolbec]

On Sat, 2013-01-19 at 21:04 +0000, Aaron W. Swenson wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 03:53:25PM -0500, Philip Webb wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 3:18 AM, Ben de Groot <yngwin@g.o> wrote:
> > > I'm not sure whether we need to keep cups at all.
> > > I haven't printed anything from my personal PC or laptop in years.
> > Please continue to support Cups.
> >
>
> We're only discussing whether or not to have the `cups' USE flag in
> the base profile, not the package itself.
>
> I don't believe we need it in the base profile. The only people who
> would enable it are those that are setting up a print server or those
> who are setting up a desktop, in which case they would want to use the
> desktop profile.
>

+1 for moving it to desktop


To further add to this bikeshed!  Something no-one has added so far is
that there is a very easy to use tool to use when you change profiles.

enalyze rebuild use

It is part of gentoolkit.  I first created it to help fix a new users
bungled install.  But it works perfect for changing profiles with
different use flag defaults.  In order to keep your installed packages
settings the same, run this immediately after the change, look over
and/or edit the file created to your liking, then replace the existing
pacakage.use

PROBLEM SOLVED! 

NO default USE flag changes will break your system.

Same can be done for keyword changes done in profiles

enalyze rebuild keywords

So, for the new 13.0 profiles, please add this to the recommended steps
for migrating profiles.  It should greatly reduce the number of bugs and
forum threads complaining about breakage.  

Yeah, I know, there will still be some that don't read instructions and
continue to break their shit and complain to us it's our fault.
-- 
Brian Dolbec <dolsen@g.o>