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From: Peter Ruskin <Peter.Ruskin@×××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 29 (USE Flag Grouping) Updates
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 20:12:19
Message-Id: 200410182112.19633.Peter.Ruskin@dsl.pipex.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 29 (USE Flag Grouping) Updates by Ciaran McCreesh
1 On Monday 18 October 2004 17:57, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:23:08 +0100 Peter Ruskin
3 >
4 > <Peter.Ruskin@×××××××××.com> wrote:
5 > | On Monday 18 October 2004 14:41, Jason Stubbs wrote:
6 > | > USE="@KDE -@GNOME"
7 > | > becomes
8 > | > USE="kde qt arts X -gnome -gtk -esd -X"
9 > | > becomes
10 > | > USE="kde qt arts"
11 > |
12 > | I still don't see the need for all this grouping stuff, but if
13 > | we're going to get it, will USE="@KDE -@GNOME" gtk work - I mean,
14 > | wil it result in USE="kde qt arts gtk"?
15 >
16 > Yes. It'll also result in USE="-X"...
17
18 Well, that's a bit scary and not exactly intuitive. I'm already seeing
19 lots of doubled-up use flags when I use the -v switch with emerge (e.g.
20 -debug -debug) and that leads to my having less confidence in the
21 professional management of the Gentoo project.
22
23 --
24 Peter
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26 Gentoo Linux: Portage 2.0.50-r11. kernel-2.6.8-gentoo-r9.
27 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3200+. gcc(GCC): 3.3.4.
28 KDE: 3.3.1. Qt: 3.3.3.
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Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 29 (USE Flag Grouping) Updates Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-dev] GLEP 29 (USE Flag Grouping) Updates Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o>