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From: Marius Mauch <genone@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] USE flags -> USE file?
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 2003 17:48:08
Message-Id: 20031004194757.290d2e68.genone@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] USE flags -> USE file? by Joseph Pingenot
1 On 10/04/03 Joseph Pingenot wrote:
2
3 > Hello.
4 >
5 > I've been thinking it over, and wondering if it might well be more
6 > advantageous to use a file with per-package USE flags rather than
7 > one set of USE flags. This would allow, for instance, some packages
8 > to be built with certain options while keeping the same options shut
9 > off in other packages.
10 > Of course, there could always be a global section, for convenience.
11 > Additionally, it would be clearer what each flag does, since it could
12 > be explained per package, which reflects the nature of the build
13 > options in a package.
14 > Just a thought.
15
16 See bug 13616, it's going to be included in portage-2.0.50. Until it is
17 released you can try my patchset at
18 http://gentoo.devel-net.org/portage/gpp/ , it has several features that
19 will probably be in 2.0.50.
20
21 Marius
22
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