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Paul Bredbury wrote: |
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> How can a package be built_with_use anything if it's not installed? |
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> You're saying that in this situation the answer is "unknown". I'm saying |
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> that it's logically impossible for the answer to be True, therefore the |
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> answer is False. There is no third option, because it's a Boolean |
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> function. |
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There is a third option. Reporting an error. Since this is not C++ or python |
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where we can throw exceptions, the appropriate fix is to die(). |
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Kind Regards, |
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Simon Stelling |
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Gentoo/AMD64 Developer |
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