Re: [gentoo-user] introspection USE flag and KDE

[Dale]

Adam Carter wrote:
>> I notice this USE flag is on by default now.  I also follow -dev but this
>> still is not clear for me.  What exactly does introspection enable?  Is it
>> some GUI thing or something else?  I also think I saw somewhere it is mostly
>> a Gnome thing.  Do I need it since I only use KDE and have Fluxbox as a
>> backup GUI?
>>
> Here's what i do in that situation;
> Goto http://www.gentoo.org/dyn/use-index.xml and find that the
> complete name for introspection is gobject-introspection, so google
> that and find https://live.gnome.org/GObjectIntrospection
>
> Now ask someone who codes WTF that page means :) Sounds like it allows
> programs to use code from different languages. Assume gentoo devs know
> what they're doing, so accept their decision and stop thinking about
> it.
>
>

Well, I did the euse -i thing, googled, and also read about it on -dev.  
It made no sense.

You give good advice tho.  I'm going to hit Y and let it update.

Thanks.

Dale

:-)  :-)