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From: Lars Wendler <polynomial-c@g.o>
To: Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@g.o>
Cc: gentoo-dev@l.g.o, 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 17:01:29
Message-Id: 20140228180106.6fd43f6f@shanghai.paradoxon.rec
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] Possibility of overriding user defined INSTALL_MASK from an ebuild? by Samuli Suominen
1 On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:41:23 +0200 Samuli Suominen wrote:
2
3 >
4 >On 28/02/14 16:41, Lars Wendler wrote:
5 >> On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 15:28:30 +0200 Samuli Suominen wrote:
6 >>
7 >>> It would be very helpful if INSTALL_MASK could be overriden from an
8 >>> ebuild, if user hasn't
9 >>> set otherwise.
10 >>> So it could be configured like USE_ORDER which is
11 >>> "env:pkg:conf:defaults:pkginternal:repo:env.d"
12 >>> So INSTALL_MASK_ORDER like "ebuild:${user's own INSTALL_MASK}"
13 >>> This would be very helpful in preventing people from shooting
14 >>> themself in the foot
15 >>>
16 >>> The only problem is that I propably don't have enough python skills
17 >>> to make that happen w/
18 >>> sys-apps/portage. But does the suggestion make sense? Should I open
19 >>> a feature request bug?
20 >>>
21 >> No need for if the ebuild(s) would use sane installation paths.
22 >>
23 >> Please finally stop imposing your insane ideas upon us, thanks.
24 >>
25 >
26 >You should stop attacking people. Period.
27
28 Once you stop trying to make things worse in Gentoo I will consider
29 stopping my attacks... so it's up to you.
30
31 --
32 Lars Wendler
33 Gentoo package maintainer
34 GPG: 4DD8 C47C CDFA 5295 E1A6 3FC8 F696 74AB 981C A6FC

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