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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: new local USE var: vim-with-x
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What about a profile selection that sets the default USE flags? 
Something along the lines of:

server: USE="-X -gtk -qt -kde -gnome"
gnome-workstation: USE="X gnome gtk"
kde-workstation: USE="X qt kde"

You get the idea.

Just my US$0.02

Caleb

On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 10:49, Max Kalika wrote:
> Quoting Daniel Armyr <daniel.armyr@home.se>:
> 
> >| This is yet another reason why portage needs to have support for USE
> >| flags to be applied on a per-package basis.
> > 
> > Hm, I love the way the USE flags are working, but I definatey think it
> > is time to look over the system. I think we have scaled it up as far as
> > it goes soon, and Gentoo isn't exactly shrinking.
> 
> Well, fortunately this doesn't change the way "stock" USE flags are
> handled.  The per-package stuff is optional for finer-grained control of
> your installed apps.
> 
> ---max kalika
> --max@lsit.ucsb.edu
> -lsit systems administrator
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