Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage2 super USE flag suggestin

["Robert M. Zigweid" <rzigweid@securesoftware.com>]

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On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 06:44:00PM +0200, Christian Axelsson wrote:
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> On Thu, 18 Jul 2002 09:05:28 -0600
> Craig Joly <craig@taipan.mudshark.org> wrote:
> 
> > A possible solution: super USE flags, for want of a better name.
> > Something along the lines of USE="noX", where
> > noX=-X -gtk -gtk2 -qt -qtmt -tcltk -fltk -gnome -gnome-libs -kde -bonobo -xv -dga (any other toolkits, etc)
> > nodb=-postgres -mysql -berkdb -gdbm -innodb (any other databases)
> > nosound=-als -oss -esd -arts -oggvorbis (any other sound stuff)
> > nofb=-directfb fbcon
> > noscript=-perl -python -ruby -tcltk -guile
> > 
> 
> I like this idea, in the matter of fact, I actually first thougth that if I putted -X 
> I wouldnt get anythings that depend on X. I felt that that was the natural behavior but that wasn't
> obvious the case :/
> I vote yes for this soloution or a similar one.
> 
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> Christian Axelsson
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To me, this method would be a hack.  I'm of the opinion that the USE flags 
should automatically do the sensible thing and recognize that if -X is used, 
that KDE or Gnome or whatever /can't/ install because of -X.  Along with this, 
should be an option to emerge to override and install anyway.  Compiling 
the necessary packages (even X if it's needed),


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