From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1EpZTq-0004ki-Dz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:04:14 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id jBMN2HeI016153; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:02:17 GMT Received: from mail.gnqs.org (myrddraal.demon.co.uk [62.49.28.63]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id jBMMwZu7028829 for ; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:58:35 GMT Received: from mogheiden.gnqs.org ([192.168.0.20]) by mail.gnqs.org with esmtp (Exim 4.54) id 1EpZOL-0005Cn-QJ for gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:58:35 +0000 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing description for the xml global use flag From: Stuart Herbert To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <43A72AC4.6020208@gentoo.org> References: <43A72AC4.6020208@gentoo.org> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-mv29iF5jMi50tGFohrhK" Organization: Gentoo Linux Project Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:58:03 +0000 Message-Id: <1135292283.8463.33.camel@mogheiden.gnqs.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.3 X-Spam_score: -2.8 X-Spam_score_int: -27 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: Spam detection software, running on the system "demandred.gnqs.org", has identified this incoming email as possible spam. The original message has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Hi, On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 23:48 +0200, Petteri Räty wrote: > /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc:xml - Check/Support flag for XML library > (version 1) > > I think the xml use flag should be more generic. There are after all > other alternatives for xml support than dev-libs/libxml. Maybe something > like Adds xml support? [...] Content analysis details: (-2.8 points, 7.5 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -2.8 ALL_TRUSTED Did not pass through any untrusted hosts X-Archives-Salt: 8e7ca910-f6b6-4744-a310-ef09dd8aae8b X-Archives-Hash: 6e07e70014c6508536520ea538262d1e --=-mv29iF5jMi50tGFohrhK Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 23:48 +0200, Petteri R=C3=A4ty wrote: > /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc:xml - Check/Support flag for XML library > (version 1) >=20 > I think the xml use flag should be more generic. There are after all > other alternatives for xml support than dev-libs/libxml. Maybe something > like Adds xml support? I can see where you're coming from, but I'm not sure it's worth the potential disruption that this will cause our users. =20 Unless I'm missing something, won't every user who has any form of USE=3Dxml, USE=3D-xml, USE=3Dxml2, or USE=3D-xml2 in make.conf and packages= .use get a nasty surprise the next time they emerge -u world? I haven't seen any discussion taking this into account yet. Best regards, Stu --=20 Stuart Herbert stuart@gentoo.org Gentoo Developer http://www.gentoo.org/ http://stu.gnqs.org/diary/ GnuGP key id# F9AFC57C available from http://pgp.mit.edu Key fingerprint =3D 31FB 50D4 1F88 E227 F319 C549 0C2F 80BA F9AF C57C -- --=-mv29iF5jMi50tGFohrhK Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQBDqy97DC+AuvmvxXwRAuhmAJsHC6jbPeMt9U5+O/K3EJ2Qzgi54wCdHBh4 P55O/8HKpBsjdq/EVhRDQU8= =mj/D -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-mv29iF5jMi50tGFohrhK-- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list