Re: [gentoo-dev] New local or global USE flags for sdl bindings: noimage & nomixer

[Spider <spider@gentoo.org>]

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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 18:14:10 -0400
Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> wrote:

> 
> world, i'd utilize this:
> IUSE="nls build spell +justify debug slang ncurses +mac"
> 
> now, whenever a user does not have 'justify' or 'mac' in their USE,
> either in the positive (USE=justify) or in the negative
> (USE=-justify), portage would  turn around and add justify and mac to
> USE for this package/version for us
 
> what do you guys think ?


I think that a few users will be fairly confused by it.  Whopp di doo ,
no biggie. 

However, I like the idea, quite a lot really. It would allow us
developers who really know whats best for the user, even if they insist
on "choices" and all that, to throw out a decent default.  We do that
for the whole system,  and lets face it. Users shouldn't need to make a
lot of choices just to get decent defaults.  Choices come after this.

( Repeat after me: users shouldnt -have- to make choices. They should
have the possibility to make choices. )


idea++
//Spider

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