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On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 10:34 AM, R0b0t1 <r030t1@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Is it not possible to add it via a USE flag? Even if there are no real |
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> compile time options, could the flag pull in ntp? |
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Could a USE flag do this? Sure. Should it? No. |
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"The usage of a USE flag should not control runtime dependencies when |
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the package does not link to it. Doing so will create extra |
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configuration for the package and re-compilation for no underlying |
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file change on disk. This should be avoided and instead can be |
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conveyed to the user via post install messages if needed." |
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https://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/use-flags/ |
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If this is an optional runtime dependency the general practice is to |
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just output a message after installation. Adding dependencies or USE |
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flags are both poor solutions in these situations. |
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GLEP 62 was actually created to address this, but it hasn't gone |
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anywhere. To be fair, just printing an elog message isn't that |
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painful a solution. |
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