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From: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: ssuominen@g.o, dev-portage@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Possibility of overriding user defined INSTALL_MASK from an ebuild?
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:41:32
Message-Id: 20140228154116.65670544@shanghai.paradoxon.rec
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Possibility of overriding user defined INSTALL_MASK from an ebuild? by Samuli Suominen
1 On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:28:30 +0200 Samuli Suominen wrote:
2
3 >It would be very helpful if INSTALL_MASK could be overriden from an
4 >ebuild, if user hasn't
5 >set otherwise.
6 >So it could be configured like USE_ORDER which is
7 >"env:pkg:conf:defaults:pkginternal:repo:env.d"
8 >So INSTALL_MASK_ORDER like "ebuild:${user's own INSTALL_MASK}"
9 >This would be very helpful in preventing people from shooting themself
10 >in the foot
11 >
12 >The only problem is that I propably don't have enough python skills to
13 >make that happen w/
14 >sys-apps/portage. But does the suggestion make sense? Should I open a
15 >feature request bug?
16 >
17
18 No need for if the ebuild(s) would use sane installation paths.
19
20 Please finally stop imposing your insane ideas upon us, thanks.
21
22 --
23 Lars Wendler
24 Gentoo package maintainer
25 GPG: 4DD8 C47C CDFA 5295 E1A6 3FC8 F696 74AB 981C A6FC

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