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On Fri, 7 Jul 2017 12:57:17 -0400 |
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Brian Evans <grknight@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 7/7/2017 12:32 PM, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote: |
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> > I think sets have benefits over meta packages. This was the most |
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> > comprehensive document on sets, benefits, uses, etc. Other than the |
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> > general docs on the wiki. |
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> > https://makuro.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/intro-to-portage-sets/ |
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> > I would really like to be able to use package sets in profiles. I |
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> > think of use and benefit to others as well. |
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> Beware of sets.. if you put toolchain packages in a set and later do |
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> 'emerge --unmerge @custom-set' , emerge will happily destroy your |
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> toolchain. |
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That is not much different than removing a system package directly. If |
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you do foolish things you will run into such problems. That would be a |
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self inflicted issue. Likely done out of not knowing what you are doing. |
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Though I will have to see what happens if a package is listed in more |
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than one set. I think there is a hierarchy there. Not to mention if it |
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was removed. I think the world or system set would pull it back in. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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