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From: Angelo Arrifano <miknix@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: New global USE flag called "ios", not same as "ipod" ?
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:21:50
Message-Id: 1301397671.9790.3.camel@blau64.ninho.local
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: New global USE flag called "ios", not same as "ipod" ? by Samuli Suominen
1 On Ter, 2011-03-29 at 14:16 +0300, Samuli Suominen wrote:
2 > On 03/29/2011 02:07 PM, Angelo Arrifano wrote:
3 > > On Ter, 2011-03-29 at 06:23 +0300, Samuli Suominen wrote:
4 > >> The magic number is often 5, this is 4 but it's only magic!
5 > >>
6 > >> ios (gnome-base/gvfs):
7 > >> ios (media-libs/libgpod):
8 > >> ios (media-sound/clementine):
9 > >> ios (sys-power/upower):
10 > >>
11 > >>
12 > >> Does this look proper?
13 > >>
14 > >> "Enable imobiledevice support for Apple's iPhone, iPod, and iPad with
15 > >> iOS operating system."
16 > >>
17 > >> Hints from here:
18 > >>
19 > >> http://www.libimobiledevice.org/
20 > >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_(Apple)
21 > >>
22 > >
23 > > Not quite. ipod flag usually covers the old iPod versions without iOS.
24 > > The iphone use flag covers some features present on the iPhone and not
25 > > necessarily present on all iPods (with iOS). So yeah, the ios use flag
26 > > makes sense to cover all devices with iOS ipod or iphone.
27 > >
28 > > Regards,
29 >
30 > What do you mean by "Not quite." when you basically confirmed everything
31 > I've said?
32
33 Sorry, I was answering the question in the email's subject... I also
34 apologize for the double reply, but that is evolution's fault.
35
36 So yeah, thumbs up for new "ios" use flag.

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