Re: [gentoo-dev] New system to replace USE flags

[Dan Armak <danarmak@gentoo.org>]

On Thursday 19 July 2001 08:15, you wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 07:36:08AM +0300, Dan Armak wrote:
> > No, No! This is a proprosition to *replace* USE flags. Thre will be
> > *only* With flags.
>
> I see no reason to replace USE variables when they can be extended in a
> backwards-compatible manner.
>
> > If I want to add a flag to make.*, it gives 2 benefits: 1. The user can
> > customize it in make.conf.  2. It can be part of a group, which can give
> > the user more info and a better default choice in a Which selection.
>
> We already have plans to add groups to USE variables, and a few other
> extensions.  And there's no reason to replace the current USE system with
> another one just to add an interactive mode.  Why destroy months of work
> we've already completed when the "With" system doesn't give us anything
> special?  I really don't see the point of "With" variables.  I don't think
> you've clearly explained or convinced me *why* we need them.  Everything
> you want is possible with the new USE system.
 I didn't mean "replace" them in that sense. I called the new system With 
flags to differentiate it from exsiting USE flags. You can call them USE or 
anything else. I don't mind extending the existing system, it's better than 
building from scratch, as long as hte result is capable of doing the things I 
suggested. Likewise the specific syntax examples I gave: I don't say it has 
to be like that, I'm just giving an example.


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Dan Armak
Gentoo Linux Developer
Matan, Israel