From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, NICE_REPLY_A autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from tesla.newpaltz.edu (tesla.newpaltz.edu [137.140.1.102]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54E36ABD5C for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 18:59:47 -0500 (CDT) Received: from res62-189.resnet.newpaltz.edu (res62-189.resnet.newpaltz.edu [137.140.62.189]) by tesla.newpaltz.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id TAA19598 for ; Tue, 21 May 2002 19:59:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/use.d/ From: "Bruce A. Locke" To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.0.5 Date: 21 May 2002 19:35:50 -0400 Message-Id: <1022024150.11139.20.camel@kodiak.chronospace.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 89571704-29e7-4cdc-ab36-3d4787d3b2d5 X-Archives-Hash: a5daa7769593d2a45a91c9a7538fb73c Yes, just use the USE file stored with the package information and add a --ignore-stored-use command line flag or something... Just needs for someone to add it to portage. Much easier and much more logical. :) On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 19:32, Wout Mertens wrote: > Check out /var/db/pkg///USE :) > > All portage needs to do is reuse it. I don't know if that is the case... > > Wout. > > On Tue, 21 May 2002, Per Wigren wrote: > > > I have a suggestion on how the USE variable should work (IMHO of course).. > > > > We could place all defaults in /etc/use.d/default. > > > > If an application is installed with USE-variables that differ from default, > > for example if installing with: > > # USE="-gtk sdl" emerge theapp > > it would create the file /etc/use.d/theapp ( ${PN} ), which would contain: > > -gtk > > sdl > > > > When doing "emerge -u world" later and theapp is about to be updated, it will > > be compiled with USE="-gtk sdl" like before... > > > > Does this sound like a good idea? > > > > // Wigren > > _______________________________________________ > > gentoo-dev mailing list > > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > > > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev > -- Bruce A. Locke blocke@shivan.org