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From: Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Another reason to begin USE with "-*"
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2006 17:57:07
Message-Id: 20060312175110.45820883@snowdrop.home
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Another reason to begin USE with "-*" by Walter Dnes
1 On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:20:31 -0500 "Walter Dnes"
2 <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote:
3 | Why in (diety's) name does the the average user need apache2? Or
4 | emboss (European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite)?
5
6 Uh, USE flags are not packages. You're misunderstanding how USE flags
7 work. Adding apache2 and emboss to the default USE flags does not mean
8 that users will get Apache or Emboss.
9
10 Having these USE flags in the defaults is entirely sensible and
11 correct, and provides expected behaviour for the majority of users.
12 Anyone claiming otherwise simply doesn't understand what's going on.
13
14 --
15 Ciaran McCreesh : Gentoo Developer (Wearer of the shiny hat)
16 Mail : ciaranm at gentoo.org
17 Web : http://dev.gentoo.org/~ciaranm

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Re: [gentoo-user] Another reason to begin USE with "-*" "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss03@××××××××××.net>