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Am Montag, 17. November 2014, 22:36:10 schrieb hasufell: |
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> > If someone using Gentoo uses USE="-* foo bar ..." they get to keep the |
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> > pieces. |
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> > William |
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> Using USE="-*" reveals so many random assumptions and untested ebuild |
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> configurations that we should definitely rethink that sentiment. |
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> And arch testers partly do exactly that. |
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> So I think it's an excuse for bad ebuild USE flags and dependencies. |
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> If your ebuild does not compile with USE="-*" (except because of |
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> REQUIRED_USE or pkg_setup bailing out), then you did something wrong. |
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> People already use this configuration and all related bug reports are |
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> valid. |
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That's at most an argument that USE="-*" should be a theoretically valid |
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configuration. It does not mean that the setting makes sense for anyone. |
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USE="-*" was maybe a reasonable idea before we had use defaults. |
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Now, by setting USE="-*", you deviate from upstream defaults at random places |
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and pointlessly mess up the dependency calculations of python / ruby / |
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multilib / ... packages. |
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Message to users- if you want a minimum set of useflags, start from the main |
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default profile of your arch. That's what it is for. Everything else, and you |
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sure get to keep the pieces. |
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Andreas K. Huettel |
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Gentoo Linux developer |
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dilfridge@g.o |
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http://www.akhuettel.de/ |
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