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On 10/20/05, Mike Frysinger <vapier@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Thursday 20 October 2005 10:34 pm, Spider (D.m.D. Lj.) wrote: |
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> > On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 22:26 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote: |
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> > > On Thursday 20 October 2005 10:19 pm, Dave Nebinger wrote: |
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> > > > >> > i still dont see how this addresses the nocxx / USE=-* |
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> > > > >> |
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> > > > >> noFOO is used because "FOO" is on by default, and noFOO turns it |
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> > > > >> off. AutoUSE is the same way, package bar is included in the |
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> > > > >> buildplan and to have sane defaults, certain flags are turned on. |
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> > > > > |
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> > > > > that was a great explanation however irrelevant it may have been |
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> > > > > |
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> > > > > i guess we will have to make 'nocxx' a special case as we strip all |
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> > > > > other 'no*' USE flags from portage |
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> > > > |
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> > > > Sorry, guys, but isn't that what "-FOO" is supposed to be for? If we |
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> > > > already have support for "-FOO", why then do we need a "noFOO" also? |
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> > > > |
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> > > > Or is there some distinction I'm missing here? |
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> > > |
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> > > you're missing the fact that if we change 'nocxx' to 'cxx' then everyone |
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> > > who uses '-*' in their USE flags will emerge their gcc without C++ |
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> > > support |
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> > |
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> > Really, Don't refuse an idea because this. Having IUSE="cxx" USE="-*" |
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> > and getting -cxx is expected behaviour. |
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> i never said i was against the idea of getting rid of no* flags |
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> in fact, i said we should change all flags *except* nocxx |
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> -mike |
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Why single out this one? ones system will not break irreperbly |
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without a cxx compiler, it'll just cause a another recompile to get it |
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to work after breakage if the person is using -* (which has already |
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been said to be hackish and ill-advised, so doom on them! |
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