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* Mike Edenfield <kutulu@××××××.org> [110624 08:25]: |
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> On 6/24/2011 8:03 AM, Todd Goodman wrote: |
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> > * Mike Edenfield<kutulu@××××××.org> [110623 18:34]: |
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> >> It's one package (cantor) that has one dependency (R) that is optional |
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> >> (USE=-R) that falls squarely into the "if you aren't sure if you need it |
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> >> then you probably don't" category. So for most users, no, you don't need |
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> > What seems strange then is that if everyone keeps telling Dale that he |
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> > most likely doesn't need cantor and R then why is R enabled in the |
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> > profile by default? |
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> It's not enabled in the profile, it's enabled in the ebuild: |
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> IUSE="debug ps +R" |
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> and likely for the same reason there's a scary warning. If |
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> you're installing cantor, because you plan to use it (and |
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> not because kde-meta is a bloat monster), you need one of |
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> the two backends to make it work. R is the preferred option |
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> there, so the cantor maintainers assume "if you want cantor, |
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> you probably want R", and the cascade begins. |
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> --Mike |
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Ah, OK. So it really comes down to "kde-meta is a bloat monster." |
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Thanks, |
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Todd |