From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: ** X-Spam-Status: No, score=2.0 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_REJECT,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from g254.lweb.net ([209.167.237.254] helo=mercury.phoenix-interactive.com) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15MvJR-0007fC-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 11:40:41 -0600 Received: by murcury with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) id <3XV66RPJ>; Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:38:40 -0400 Message-ID: <1DCB85BD45DED211B12D009027279E4F4767CB@murcury> From: Sean Mitchell To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: RE: [gentoo-dev] Suggestion: DONT_USE flags MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Jul 18 11:41:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:38:31 -0400 X-Archives-Salt: 4d2855af-d896-47e5-9ec3-213e258c48db X-Archives-Hash: 39d90bc2307ed2633f1d44ee4bfe3b72 > I agree. I think interactive ebuilds are very powerful and important. > > The ebuilds would ask questions - what libraries to link with > etc., and > possibly configuration options could be added. The USE flags > would become the > system-wide default answers. > > In the meantime, if drobbins/achim/everyone else don't want > to change emerge > to suit (maybe not yet), we should at least decide on a standard > question/ansewr format and perhaps add a simple handler > function to emerge. I haven't taken a really good look at emerge yet, but from what I've seen this could actually be implemented in the src_compile() function of the ebuild itself. It would mean a bit of redundant functionality in the ebuilds themselves, but I think it could accomplish the purpose. Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sean Mitchell Software Engineer smitchell@phoenix-interactive.com Phoenix Interactive Design Inc tel. 519-679-2913 x237 4th Floor, 137 Dundas St fax. 519 679 6773 London, ON, Canada N6A 1E9 ICQ# 104246806 ------------------------------------------------------------------------