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From: Alexander Gretencord <arutha@gmx.de>
To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage2 super USE flag suggestin
Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:12:50 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200207181912.50211.arutha@gmx.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1027007727.3d36e4efa5c83@www.borowka.net>

On Thursday 18 July 2002 17:55, maciek@borowka.net wrote:
> However, a simpler solution would be to introduce some priority
> of USE flags. "-X" would also say -gtk because gtk depends on X.
> Then, we could eventually introduce f.e. "sound" use flag and make
> alsa, oss... dependant on it.

USE Flags only work on _optional_ dependencies. GTK+ needs X so it doesn't 
matter if you have -X in your USE flag GTK+ still needs X even if you don't 
want X. So if you want GTK+ you _have_ to install X.

I think the "more make.defaults files" solution is the best. It sucks to first 
have to see through the make.defaults, copy everything and put a - in front 
of nearly every word just to get a server up and running without X :)

Alex

-- 
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety 
deserve neither liberty nor safety."
Benjamin Franklin



  reply	other threads:[~2002-07-18 17:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2002-07-18 15:55 [gentoo-dev] Portage2 super USE flag suggestin maciek
2002-07-18 17:12 ` Alexander Gretencord [this message]
2002-07-18 18:29   ` Matthew Walker
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2002-07-18 15:05 Craig Joly
2002-07-18 15:54 ` David Mallwitz
2002-07-18 16:07 ` Vitaly Kushneriuk
2002-07-18 16:44 ` Christian Axelsson
2002-07-18 17:09   ` Robert M. Zigweid

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