Re: [gentoo-dev] ${PORTDIR}/profiles/package.use

["Spider (D.m.D. Lj.)" <spider@gentoo.org>]

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On Thu, 2005-10-20 at 22:26 -0400, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Thursday 20 October 2005 10:19 pm, Dave Nebinger wrote:
> > >> > i still dont see how this addresses the nocxx / USE=-*
> > >>
> > >> noFOO is used because "FOO" is on by default, and noFOO turns it off.
> > >> AutoUSE is the same way, package bar is included in the buildplan and to
> > >> have sane defaults, certain flags are turned on.
> > >
> > > that was a great explanation however irrelevant it may have been
> > >
> > > i guess we will have to make 'nocxx' a special case as we strip all other
> > > 'no*' USE flags from portage
> >
> > Sorry, guys, but isn't that what "-FOO" is supposed to be for?  If we
> > already have support for "-FOO", why then do we need a "noFOO" also?
> >
> > Or is there some distinction I'm missing here?
> 
> you're missing the fact that if we change 'nocxx' to 'cxx' then everyone who 
> uses '-*' in their USE flags will emerge their gcc without C++ support
> -mike

Yes. And that is as intended with -*.


Really, Don't refuse an idea because this.  Having IUSE="cxx"  USE="-*"
and getting -cxx is expected behaviour.  

Not having a C++ compiler might be just exactly what they want,
right?  :)

//Spider
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