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On Sun, 1 Jan 2012 08:59:25 +0000 |
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Sven Vermeulen <swift@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 07:13:59PM -0800, Joshua Saddler wrote: |
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> > per-package cflags has never been an officially supported portage |
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> > feature. in fact, it's mostly been an env hack that users have |
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> > been actively discouraged from using. they can expect to see bugs |
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> > closed RESO WONTFIX when per-package cflag monkeying has been |
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> > detected. as such, we shouldn't be documenting how to do it. |
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> I disagree. It is actively being suggested on #gentoo, and we |
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> already document features that could (or even will) result in |
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> RESO:WONTFIX, like using ~arch (both for a small set of packages as |
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> well as the entire system). |
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and who's suggesting it on #gentoo? users? devs? we need to talk to |
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the portage team and anyone else that would have to troubleshoot |
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build fixes caused by (ab)using it. if we get the okay from them, |
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then something like your proposed text should be added to the |
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handbook. |
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> I would rather have a <warn> in place then that sais it will hinder |
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> support during bug reports and might result in RESO:WONTFIX unless |
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> the user removes the specific settings and rebuilds with the system |
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> ones. |