Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Stroppy perl-cleaner
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 20:34:54
Message-Id: 20150214203444.5eb957ae@digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Stroppy perl-cleaner by Peter Humphrey
1 On Sat, 14 Feb 2015 14:11:32 +0000, Peter Humphrey wrote:
2
3 > > Your use of -- to supply extra arguments to emerge. It means you may
4 > > be using unsupported options so if it breaks, the pieces are all
5 > > yours.
6 >
7 > Yes, I can read the words, Neil ;-) I just want to know whether it's
8 > safe to ignore the warning even when issued with such vigour. As I
9 > said, I can't see anything dangerous in the arguments I pass in the
10 > alias.
11
12 Nor can I. The warning is really saying you are using an
13 unsupported combination of options. Rather than saying they are unsafe,
14 it is saying they are not certain to be safe. The decision is yours, but
15 my reaction to the warning is along the like of "OK, whatever" and then I
16 do it anyway.
17
18 Neil
19 living life on the edge!
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21 Neil Bothwick
22
23 When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?