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Ciaran McCreesh posted on Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:53:22 +0100 as excerpted: |
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> On Mon, 7 Jun 2010 14:44:32 -0400 |
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> Jim Ramsay <lack@g.o> wrote: |
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>> There is an ancient bug[1] dealing with the "vim-with-x" USE flag. |
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>> I think it makes sense to rename this flag from 'vim-with-x' to just |
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>> 'X', but thought I'd raise the issue here since this USE flag has been |
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>> around since before time began. |
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> It's there because if you break your X you probably want a usable editor |
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> to help you fix it. |
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That's a good point, but it would be much like links, with the X (and |
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several others, jpeg, png, tiff, etc) USE flags. Many people use it |
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primarily or exclusively as a console browser and don't want it broken if |
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those libraries are, despite the fact that they use X (and the image |
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libraries) by default, and thus have those USE flags enabled by default. |
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IOW. that's what package.use is for (with portage, anyway, no idea what |
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the alternative PMs use, but portage is the default, anyway). There are |
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packages where one doesn't want the global flags enabled, and there are |
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mechanisms in place for just that USE (heh!) case. Use 'em for what |
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they're designed for! =:^) |
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-- |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman |
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