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On 07/25/2013 11:54 AM, Pacho Ramos wrote: |
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> This question comes to my mind every time a developer decides to |
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> drop/add a USE flag to ebuilds like gcc/webkit-gtk/libreoffice... |
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> I think that we should have a file (like used for category movements) to |
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> let PM know how to handle this situation. |
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> For example, |
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> category/foo-1.0 has a "gnome" USE flag but, later, that one is dropped: |
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> -> If it is now *enabling* that support always, our file could have |
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> something like: |
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> category/foo gnome + -> that would mean that, when "gnome" USE flag is |
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> NOT found, portage assumes it as being enabled, that will mean that |
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> people having previously "gnome" enabled wouldn't need to rebuild the |
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> package |
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> ... and the opposite |
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> What do you think? |
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We could do something like that. You should propose it in the gentoo-pms |
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list. |
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Thanks, |
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Zac |
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