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From: hasufell <hasufell@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Implicit system dependency
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 16:57:28
Message-Id: 5464E2EC.8060007@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Re: Implicit system dependency by Michael Palimaka
1 On 11/13/2014 04:27 PM, Michael Palimaka wrote:
2 >>> * C++ compiler and runtime
3 >>
4 >> Isn't it possible to disable C++ in GCC with USE="-cxx"?
5 >
6 > It is, but I think if that's disabled you're on your own. :-)
7 >
8
9 I keep hearing this sentence, but it still doesn't make much sense to
10 me. Invalid configurations should be reported as invalid to the user.
11
12 Since I run my own server with USE="-* foo bar" I have come across a lot
13 of "expect users to not disable it, but don't actually disallow it or
14 even warn them".
15
16 I've seen a lot of compiler checks in ebuilds in pkg_pretend that look
17 quite similar. Maybe it's time to enhance toolchain-funcs?

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[gentoo-dev] Re: Implicit system dependency Michael Palimaka <kensington@g.o>