From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <gentoo-dev-return-2817-arch-gentoo-dev=gentoo.org@gentoo.org> Received: (qmail 30303 invoked by uid 1002); 30 Apr 2003 14:18:53 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-dev@gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev-unsubscribe@gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-dev-subscribe@gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-dev.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 5589 invoked from network); 30 Apr 2003 14:18:53 -0000 From: William Kenworthy <billk@iinet.net.au> Reply-To: billk@iinet.net.au To: gentoo-dev List <gentoo-dev@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <1051759523.21154.11.camel@carbon.internal.lan> References: <20030429001443.GA413@time> <1051631205.12019.49.camel@orange-pc.ces.clemson.edu> <1051759523.21154.11.camel@carbon.internal.lan> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1051711736.24674.1769.camel@rattus.Localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.3- Date: 30 Apr 2003 22:08:56 +0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] new local USE var: vim-with-x X-Archives-Salt: c7a247df-6bd9-49b4-aafa-4f2971b68230 X-Archives-Hash: ccdc9f562d5705d15c3151745b92ebfc Only to have the whole lot fall in a heap when an "emerge -u" writes over the top of your carefully tailored USE flags. USE flags as they are currently implemented have a few shortcomings, and it looks like from this discussion that per package overides will be the real solution. In the meantime, please dont build console apps with X support by default! If I want X support, I will run X and gvim. BillK - one who has been bitten by silly USE defaults like X in console applications ... On Thu, 2003-05-01 at 11:25, Troy Dack wrote: > On Wed, 2003-04-30 at 01:46, Grant Goodyear wrote: ... > > I propose that we go ahead and have vim build with X support if people > > don't override the +X useflag, since that's most inline with Gentoo > > philosophy. > > Hear, Hear!! That is the whole point of USE flags! -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list