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 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GAGiw-0001XB-1s for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 08 Aug 2006 01:49:38 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with SMTP id k781mXsg015416; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 01:48:33 GMT Received: from mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony4.iinet.net.au (ihug-mail.icp-qv1-irony4.iinet.net.au [203.59.1.198]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.7/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k781ir5M028647 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 01:44:54 GMT Received: from 203-59-212-181.dyn.iinet.net.au (HELO moriah.localdomain) ([203.59.212.181]) by mail-ihug.icp-qv1-irony4.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 08 Aug 2006 09:44:51 +0800 X-BrightmailFiltered: true X-Brightmail-Tracker: AAAAAA== X-IronPort-AV: i="4.07,220,1151856000"; d="scan'208"; a="845364910:sNHT14142920" Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9F4D03F290B for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:44:50 +0800 (WST) Received: from moriah.localdomain ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (moriah.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 02045-15 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:44:48 +0800 (WST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by moriah.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6986C282DE0 for ; Tue, 8 Aug 2006 09:44:48 +0800 (WST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Proposal for advanced useflag-syntax From: "W.Kenworthy" To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20060807134802.GH25236@nibiru.local> References: <7B97065F451A23458ED0C63B4CA5A2EA1D2911@SRV-EXCHANGE.AUTOonline.local> <20060803153407.GA19696@nibiru.local> <44D2FD2A.6080505@gentoo.org> <20060804090130.GA15814@seldon> <20060807134802.GH25236@nibiru.local> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2006 09:44:47 +0800 Message-Id: <1155001487.5369.4.camel@localhost> 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 2.6.2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at localdomain X-Archives-Salt: c8151554-9c7b-48c4-8913-c22ce7302640 X-Archives-Hash: f7963d3c3988568606fcc9d136e0700f On Mon, 2006-08-07 at 15:48 +0200, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > * Brian Harring schrieb: ... > Let's take a better example: nmap > This package actually contains two completely different things: > the portscanner tool and some gtk-based frontend. In fact the "gtk" > useflag switches the second package. > > They're in fact two different applications (just one shipped as > an subdir of another) and so should have two ebuilds. > As a user, please dont do that. Fragmentation by splitting packages up is getting ridiculous. Yes, use a USE flag, but dont make it harder for users to find, build and install. My personal opinion is that whilst things like modular X are good for developers, they are not so good for users - particularly gentoo users. BillK -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list