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On Saturday 13 December 2003 04:27, Jason Stubbs wrote: |
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> I've been thinking on the idea of USE flags and am wondering what the |
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> developers' perspective is. They are defined in "Gentoo Guide to USE flags" |
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> as "keywords that define options used on a system-wide basis to configure |
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> applications during their respective compilation procedures". Is there any |
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> other, more formal, definition? |
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Well, seeing there was no negative (read: any) feedback, I will summarize the |
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motivation for this as a new requirement. Something to the effect of: |
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The meaning and function of USE flags should be immediately apparent to users |
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regardless of their technical skill. This applies to individual USE flags, |
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USE flags with respect to individual applications and also with respect to |
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the system as a whole. |
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Regards, |
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Jason Stubbs |
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