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From: Luca Barbato <lu_zero@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Ability to pass arguments to src_configure/src_compile
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:05:57
Message-Id: 48C5775C.9070802@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [RFC] Ability to pass arguments to src_configure/src_compile by Ciaran McCreesh
1 Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > On Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:46:45 -0400
3 > "Marcus D. Hanwell" <cryos@g.o> wrote:
4 >>> The proposal is not designed to replace all cases. It's designed to
5 >>> replace the common 50%.
6 >>>
7 >> I personally agree with several others who have replied to this
8 >> thread. The reduction in lines of code/characters seems to introduce
9 >> an uglier syntax which is harder to read with questionable benefits.
10 >
11 > Try using it for a few weeks. Once you're used to it it's considerably
12 > nicer than going through and implementing pointless src_configures all
13 > over the place...
14 >
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16 Nothing that couldn't be done using an eclass and a nicer syntax IMHO...
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22 Luca Barbato
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