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From: Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o>
To: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@g.o>, gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Cc: comrel@g.o, devrel@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Possibility of overriding user defined INSTALL_MASK from an ebuild?
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 14:44:17
Message-Id: 5310A013.60809@gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Possibility of overriding user defined INSTALL_MASK from an ebuild? by Lars Wendler
1 On 28/02/14 16:41, Lars Wendler wrote:
2 > On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:28:30 +0200 Samuli Suominen wrote:
3 >
4 >> It would be very helpful if INSTALL_MASK could be overriden from an
5 >> ebuild, if user hasn't
6 >> set otherwise.
7 >> So it could be configured like USE_ORDER which is
8 >> "env:pkg:conf:defaults:pkginternal:repo:env.d"
9 >> So INSTALL_MASK_ORDER like "ebuild:${user's own INSTALL_MASK}"
10 >> This would be very helpful in preventing people from shooting themself
11 >> in the foot
12 >>
13 >> The only problem is that I propably don't have enough python skills to
14 >> make that happen w/
15 >> sys-apps/portage. But does the suggestion make sense? Should I open a
16 >> feature request bug?
17 >>
18 > No need for if the ebuild(s) would use sane installation paths.
19 >
20 > Please finally stop imposing your insane ideas upon us, thanks.
21 >
22
23 You should stop attacking people. Period.

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