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From: Maciej Mrozowski <reavertm@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] USE=introspection has been unmasked in the tree
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 21:59:19
Message-Id: 201108162357.53030.reavertm@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] USE=introspection has been unmasked in the tree by Nirbheek Chauhan
1 On Tuesday 16 of August 2011 22:14:28 Nirbheek Chauhan wrote:
2 > 2011/8/17 Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn <chithanh@g.o>:
3 > > Nirbheek Chauhan schrieb:
4 > >>>> A side-note that we've wanted to get out to all devs is that everyone
5 > >>>> should *always* use IUSE="+introspection".
6 > >>>
7 > >>> Then why is it a flag?
8 > >>
9 > >> So that people who use, say, json-glib in embedded environments don't
10 > >> need to pull in a package that is quite unnecessary for them.
11 > >
12 > > Then why don't you make it a default flag in desktop/gnome profile
13 > > instead? That way, the embedded users who don't use a desktop profile
14 > > won't even need to take action to disable the flag.
15 >
16 > We didn't do that because the use-case for not enabling introspection
17 > is a marginal one.
18
19 Ah, use case like KDE, we get it, Nirbheek :D
20 As soon as it can be globally disabled (with a loss of functionality and
21 packages availability) I won't complain.
22
23 --
24 regards
25 MM

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Re: [gentoo-dev] USE=introspection has been unmasked in the tree Nirbheek Chauhan <nirbheek@g.o>