From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_QUAR,FREEMAIL_FROM, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from tharkserver.tharknet.lotr (pD9E1288B.dip.t-dialin.net [217.225.40.139]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E896ABD71 for ; Thu, 18 Jul 2002 12:12:59 -0500 (CDT) Received: from tharkun.tharknet.lotr (tharkun.tharknet.lotr [192.168.168.200]) by tharkserver.tharknet.lotr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 870B8166CEE for ; Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:12:50 +0200 (CEST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-2" From: Alexander Gretencord To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Portage2 super USE flag suggestin Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 19:12:50 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.4.2 References: <1027007727.3d36e4efa5c83@www.borowka.net> In-Reply-To: <1027007727.3d36e4efa5c83@www.borowka.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200207181912.50211.arutha@gmx.de> Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 55a12025-aaa3-4b62-a430-bfde9750563f X-Archives-Hash: 1150879a04a44b9d0abb7b33b74c72f6 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=20 matter if you have -X in your USE flag GTK+ still needs X even if you don= 't=20 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=20 have to see through the make.defaults, copy everything and put a - in fro= nt=20 of nearly every word just to get a server up and running without X :) Alex --=20 "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary saf= ety=20 deserve neither liberty nor safety." Benjamin Franklin