Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Detecting gcj in ebuilds

[Jason Stubbs]

On Tue, 16 Nov 2004, Duncan wrote:
> I would **NOT** appreciate portage taking upon ITSELF to CHANGE my USE
> flags behind my back!!!  Count this as one vote for emerge-stopping
> errors, NOT warnings that may or may not be seen in the middle of a
> string of emerges.  Yes, I use pretend (or more generally, ask), and
> would normally catch a repeated emerge there.  However, I still don't
> want use flags being changed out from under me.
>
> Of course, as already mentioned repeatedly, having a depend resolution
> time failure would be better than EITHER that warning or failure after a
> string of depends have been merged.  I agree there (what's not to agree
> with?).  However, regardless of whether that's possible, if a use flag
> needs changed, I want an error spit out to that effect, so **I** get to
> decide whether to change it or try some other package that doesn't
> require changes in my use flags.  I do NOT want it simply changed, at the
> whim of portage, regardless of whether there's a big warning before it
> happens. If a use flag needs changed, *I* want to be the one changing it,
> on *MY* system.

Take your indignance somewhere else please.

On Wednesday 17 November 2004 12:38, Ed Grimm wrote:
> Agreed.  If I have specified a USE flag of -<lang>, there may be a
> reason.  Given that there's no easy way to tell emerge sync to not pull
> down any ebuilds that depend on <lang>, and to not pull down any ebuilds
> that depend on an ebuild that depends on <lang> (, yada yada), It's very
> easy for me to make a mistake, and select a package that is written in
> <lang>.  That doesn't mean I want it.

If you read Olivier Crête's reply more closely, you'll see that he stated 
exactly the same thing and that I already ack'ed it.

Regards,
Jason Stubbs

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