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ajak: |
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> On Sun, Dec 25, 2022 at 06:02:11PM +0000, m1027 wrote: |
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> > mgorny: |
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> > > # Michał Górny <mgorny@g.o> (2022-12-25) |
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> > > # make.conf writing is broken and package.use support incomplete. |
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> > > # Last release in 2013. Attempted unsuccessfully fixing it in 2017. |
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> > > # Use an editor instead. |
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> > > # Removal on 2023-01-24. Bug #888423. |
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> > > app-portage/flaggie |
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> > So I will deeply miss flaggie! Despite some issues it is a very |
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> > helpful thing once you know it, e.g. for automated USE flag changes |
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> > over ssh in a server farm. |
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> |
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> If you're doing configuration management over ssh, you might want a |
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> proper configuration management solution anyway, like ansible or |
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> puppet. |
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Yeah, I had a look on those some time ago. But how would you teach |
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those tools to understand and manipulate USE flags properly? That's |
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where flaggie is again required for AFAIK. |
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Well, I never got a fan of ansible & co and instead have my bunch of |
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bash scripts being sent/executed over ssh, opening tmux windows and |
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such. Tested for up to 30 Gentoo boxes and that just WFM. |
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