Re: [gentoo-dev] RFC: split tcltk USE flag to tcl and tk

[Tony Clark <tclark@telia.com>]

On Sunday 17 August 2003 09.55, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> I'd like comments on splitting the tcltk USE flag into 'tcl' and 'tk'
> USE flags.
>
> My primary motivation for this is that I am putting together many more
> servers lately, and I need tcl on them, but I don't want X there.
> doing 'USE=tcltk emerge python' pulls in xfree due to
> tcltk? ( ...tk... ) in the python ebuild.
>
> Advantages:
> 1. More accurately reflects what a package uses, and allows for better
> customization.
>
> Disadvantages:
> 2. Changing existing ebuilds to the new style
> 3. Users with tcltk have to update their USE flags.
>
> I am more than willing to bear the brunt of the work of updating the
> ebuilds if there are no objections to this.
Wouldn't it be nicer to use overloading on use flags, so that -X took 
priority.  ie if -X never build X aware options of any packages.

/tony
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