From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18488 invoked by uid 1002); 7 Sep 2003 10:43:36 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gentoo-dev-help@gentoo.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Received: (qmail 17245 invoked from network); 7 Sep 2003 10:43:34 -0000 From: Martin Schlemmer Reply-To: azarah@gentoo.org To: "C. Brewer" Cc: Gentoo-Dev In-Reply-To: <20030906231736.3347b648.cbrewer@stealthaccess.net> References: <20030906231736.3347b648.cbrewer@stealthaccess.net> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-CUuGJQNDZYpCoBI9oO/3" Message-Id: <1062931618.8455.78.camel@nosferatu.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.4 Date: Sun, 07 Sep 2003 12:46:58 +0200 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] make.conf X-Archives-Salt: fdf7dc26-ca03-475a-a2cd-2a74b83d67c3 X-Archives-Hash: edee4b063c21cd2cdf5e001ffab4ca66 --=-CUuGJQNDZYpCoBI9oO/3 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, 2003-09-07 at 08:17, C. Brewer wrote: > I was thinking that it might be nicer to do 2 files instead of the one. > granted it's not too much trouble to do an interactive merge, and since m= y > .nanorc is runs it so comments are colored, I really have no trouble pick= ing > out what I don't have commented. However, I see a real benefit to having = a > make.conf and make.conf.example (ala lilo,prozilla,etc.) so that the > operator could have their six or seven line make.conf, only overriding th= e > usual functions (CFLAGS,mirrors,PORT_OVERLAY,etc.) This would make it so > that the make.conf.example could be auto-updated, and then those interest= ed > in playing with their make.conf could just periodically browse the > make.conf.example to see if any new features have been added. Also, I see= m > to recall the when new user-affecting feature get added, there's usually > some sort of announce here, so you really wouldn't need to look at it unl= ess > you see something here. I think this solution would provide amiable resul= ts > for both camps:) As I said in another post, I am still using a make.conf on some of my systems that was originally from portage 1.8 or there abouts. As long as you keep make.globals up to date, it should not be an issue. --=20 Martin Schlemmer Gentoo Linux Developer, Desktop/System Team Developer Cape Town, South Africa --=-CUuGJQNDZYpCoBI9oO/3 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA/WwyiqburzKaJYLYRAp+YAJ98hPHT8oNb8AOnXHgm9uHwtKpcgACfdvi0 DlXDU8hho9UEKNWPqELtOmk= =6CPa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-CUuGJQNDZYpCoBI9oO/3--