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Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:30:11 +0200, Michael Schmarck wrote: |
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>> I think I removed kde-meta, because it installs too much stuff, |
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>> that I don't need (like kppp). It would be nice, if the kde-meta |
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>> ebuild would be more like the gst-plugins-meta package, in that |
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>> it sould allow the user to specify what he wants to get installed |
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>> and what not. It shouldn't be an all or nothing approach, IMO. |
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> But that's exactly what it's for "merge this to pull in all |
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> non-developer, split kde-base/* packages". |
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Not all -meta packages behave like that - eg. the gst-plugins-meta |
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package only pulls in, what's wanted (per USE flags). |
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> If you want to pick and |
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> choose, emerge the packages you want, there's no need to add extra USE |
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> flags and another layer of complexity when the current system handles |
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> both all-in-one and selective installs just fine. |
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Well, I disagree. I want to install almost all of the KDE stuff, |
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but eg. not the PPP things, as I've got not use for that on that system. |
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But I still would like my world file *NOT* to be cluttered with |
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a gazillion of kde packages. |
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The current system absolutely does not handle that just fine. |
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Michael |
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