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From: Ian Stakenvicius <axs@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Guidelines for IUSE defaults
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2017 15:15:16
Message-Id: b309a8db-3c4e-a226-07ec-91aad4dca209@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Guidelines for IUSE defaults by Michael Orlitzky
1 On 07/02/17 08:27 AM, Michael Orlitzky wrote:
2 >
3 > The thread wasn't about discouraging IUSE defaults, rather to decide
4 > when they are appropriate. You cannot omit "pkginternal" from USE_ORDER,
5 > because you will break all of the packages whose defaults are either
6 > critical to the package, or prevent a REQUIRED_USE conflict.
7 >
8
9 OK, can we all decide out of this thread, that if any package is
10 enabling critical functionality via IUSE-defaults (or rather, IUSE
11 defaults alone), that this be addressed through package.use.force in
12 profiles OR through removal of the flag?
13
14 That at least seems like a positive first step to helping address
15 Michael's concerns, and should generally help all end-users.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Guidelines for IUSE defaults Ulrich Mueller <ulm@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] Guidelines for IUSE defaults Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>