Re: [gentoo-dev] making the firefox USE flag a global one

[Alec Warner]

Simon Stelling wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just noticed that the USE flag 'firefox' is a local one. I think it should be
> global, though:
>
>  $ grep :firefox use.local.desc
> app-office/openoffice:firefox - Add Firefox support
> dev-haskell/gtk2hs:firefox - Build the Mozilla Embeded Component against firefox
> rather than mozilla
> dev-java/swt:firefox - Build the Mozilla Embeded Component against firefox
> rather than mozilla
> dev-python/gnome-python-extras:firefox - allow building against firefox libs
> dev-ruby/ruby-gtkmozembed:firefox - compile against Firefox instead of Mozilla
> dev-util/devhelp:firefox - Build against firefox rather than mozilla
> dev-util/eclipse-sdk:firefox - Build against firefox rather than mozilla
> gnome-extra/evolution-data-server:firefox - Use Firefox's NSS/NSPR libraries if
> SSL is enabled
> gnome-extra/yelp:firefox - Build against firefox instead of mozilla
> mail-client/evolution:firefox - Use Firefox's NSS/NSPR libraries if SSL is enabled
> media-video/totem:firefox - Build against Firefox instead of Seamonkey
> net-news/liferea:firefox - Build against Firefox instead of Mozilla
> net-www/mozplugger:firefox - Depend on firefox rather than seamonkey
> www-client/epiphany-extensions:firefox - build against firefox instead of mozilla
> www-client/epiphany:firefox - build against firefox instead of mozilla
> www-client/galeon:firefox - build against firefox instead of mozilla
> www-client/kazehakase-cvs:firefox - Use firefox's Gecko engine.
> www-client/kazehakase:firefox - Use firefox's Gecko engine.
>
> If nobody objects, I'd like to push that change through in two weeks.
>
Except these aren't doing the same thing.

"add firefox support"
"build against firefox instead of mozilla/seamonkey"
"use firefox's NSS/NSPR"
"use firefox's Gecko Engine"


sooo..which one is the global flag for? :)
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