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From: Michael Weber <xmw@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Sets in the tree
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2013 19:52:11
Message-Id: 520BDFDC.6080200@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Sets in the tree by Ciaran McCreesh
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4 On 08/14/2013 09:28 PM, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
5 > Using the conventional view of what a "set" is, the point is to
6 > allow you to mask, say, kde7 using a single line, and then define
7 > what kde7 is using a set. Then the user can unmask kde7 without
8 > having to copy a big, potentially changing list of packages out of
9 > package.mask.
10 That is the first interesting paragraph in this thread, thanks for
11 bringing it up.
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13 sidenote: see `emerge --list-sets` for inspirations, esp. plug-ins
14 like smart-live-rebuild.
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16 - --
17 Michael Weber
18 Gentoo Developer
19 web: https://xmw.de/
20 mailto: Michael Weber <xmw@g.o>
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Re: [gentoo-dev] Sets in the tree Zac Medico <zmedico@g.o>