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On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 21:37:08 -0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote: |
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> > Alternatively, have portage spit out a warning if a virtual is |
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> > required and none of its alternatives are installed, but that would |
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> > spoil running portage non-interactively. |
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> I'd be happy with a simple message when used with --ask that says a |
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> virtual package has pulled in "X" by default, but "Y or Z" could also |
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> satisfy that virual. |
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> If I don't like the default, I can answer "N", do a one-shot install |
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> of my preference, and try again. |
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That's the sort of thing I was thinking of. It could cause issues for |
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those that run emerge without checking what it is going to do, but they |
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are going to hit problems sometime anyway so they may as well learn their |
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lesson sooner ;-) |
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Hmm, I hadn't realised there were so many virtuals, I just looked and |
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saw 186 of them. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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If it isn't broken, I can fix it. |
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