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From: Kai Peter <kp@×××××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why do systemd scripts get installed with USE="-systemd"?
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2017 17:40:24
Message-Id: cc0496bba31a7861114123bdd81a24b3@lists.gentoo.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Why do systemd scripts get installed with USE="-systemd"? by Neil Bothwick
1 On 2017-11-12 12:47, Neil Bothwick wrote:
2 > On Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:55:04 +0000, Akater wrote:
3 >
4 >> It looks like systemd scripts often (always?) get installed,
5 >> regardless
6 >> of USE flag settings.
7 >
8 > Because they are tiny so impact of them is negligible. On the other
9 > hand,
10 > if you don't have them and want to switch to systemd, you would end up
11 > having to recompile half of world just to get the service files.
12 As long the ebuild doesn't have a USE flag "systemd" - may be. If the
13 (local) USE flag is for service files only, it could may be considered
14 as overhead. But if there is a USE flag "system" - doesn't have the
15 package to be rebuild somehow or other?
16 >
17 >> Why would they? Is this a policy?
18 >
19 > AFAIK, yes.
20
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