Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Geert Bevin <gbevin@×××××××.be>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] emerge optional
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:12:38
Message-Id: 1012396662.1168.20.camel@willow.theleaf.office
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] emerge optional by "Davis
1 There's a plan to temporarly enabled/disable use flags that can be set
2 for only one emerge or a set of emerges. It should be implemented in the
3 coming weeks.
4
5 On Tue, 2002-01-29 at 23:41, Davis, Robert G. wrote:
6 > I know when you emerge it will read USE= and compile in options if it is in
7 > your USE=. Is there plans to add the ability to have optional packages?
8 > ex. gentoo xine requires libdvdcss. What if you don't want it. Could
9 > future emerge prompt for option libs that aren't installed. In the above if
10 > it is already installed use it, if not prompt the user. I could see this
11 > could supplement the USE= for rare libraries or even replace it.
12 >
13 > Robert Davis
14 > _______________________________________________
15 > gentoo-dev mailing list
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17 > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev
18 >
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