From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 4413 invoked from network); 22 Nov 2004 17:39:25 +0000 Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (156.56.111.197) by lists.gentoo.org with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP; 22 Nov 2004 17:39:25 +0000 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([156.56.111.196] helo=parrot.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CWI9s-0001hY-SU for arch-gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 17:39:24 +0000 Received: (qmail 10351 invoked by uid 89); 22 Nov 2004 17:39:24 +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 18111 invoked from network); 22 Nov 2004 17:39:24 +0000 From: Donnie Berkholz To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <200411221031.36526.vapier@gentoo.org> References: <41A201C2.3020201@gentoo.org> <200411221031.36526.vapier@gentoo.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-AwO9NT/bQ+Jx2ZcCC5j6" Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:38:54 -0800 Message-Id: <1101145134.2161.14.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Useflag static split X-Archives-Salt: 559e5784-b701-46ee-a1c5-7f937763abed X-Archives-Hash: 862e8c86a4a81482d18196a111ef08fc --=-AwO9NT/bQ+Jx2ZcCC5j6 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, 2004-11-22 at 10:31 -0500, Mike Frysinger wrote: > On Monday 22 November 2004 10:12 am, Luca Barbato wrote: > > 2- make everly library build always the static library and let use > > static just apply for executables. >=20 > this is the way to go i think ... >=20 > if users dont want .a libraries on their system, i think the way to go is= with=20 > iggy's INSTALL_MASK patch rather than a USE system At some point, it's difficult to discern whether something should be a USE flag or a FEATURE (e.g., static, debug). The problem I see is that you pointlessly build static libs, then delete them. It makes a lot more sense to not create them in the first place. --=-AwO9NT/bQ+Jx2ZcCC5j6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBBoiQuXVaO67S1rtsRAgGXAJ951RNsVAwcZ2oWVLyWLX/jgyAatwCgvWrj Fgk/J0Steju1rogIS0FpgW8= =LfRg -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-AwO9NT/bQ+Jx2ZcCC5j6--