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On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 5:10 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>> Hello list, |
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>> Can anyone tell me why we have two USE flags for the same thing? Geoloc and |
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>> geolocation both switch on geolocation but in different packages. |
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>> This duplication caused me much head-scratching and needless extra work in |
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>> trying to install a plasma system without NetworkManager. |
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> Two different developers working on separate packages came up with |
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> similar looking USE flags. The GNOME team went with geoloc, while the |
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> KDE team went with geolocation. |
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> Contact the relevant developers or file a bug if you think they should |
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> be consolidated. |
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Just to add one note, this happens fairly often, and when people |
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notice we generally fix it. New USE flags pop up all the time, |
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because new ideas in software come up all the time... |
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Rich |
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