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AM> "USE=perl" tells you squat, you don't even know what effect it will |
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AM> have. You'd have to read the ebuild and the source to figure that out. |
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AM> A MUCH better name is "USE=tabs" with a description like this "Provide |
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AM> multiple tabs, requires perl." |
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No, that is not a better name for the USE flag. |
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Anyone who has read the docs for rxvt-unicode knows that the perl |
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extension is just that, an *extension*. It is perfectly valid to |
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configure rxvt-unicode with --disable-perl. And on some smaller |
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boxen it may even be necessary. (Sometimes conserving ram is more |
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important than extra functionality.) |
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perl is the right USE flag for rxvt-unciode, and should remain a |
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USE flag. It enables much more functionality than just the tabbed |
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extension, but does so at an expense. An expense which is easily |
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noticed on smaller boxen. |
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-JimC |
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