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From: Jason Stubbs <jstubbs@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] New global USE flag: logrotate
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 22:55:46 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200504292255.52183.jstubbs@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46059ce1050429062569aa89e4@mail.gmail.com>

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On Friday 29 April 2005 22:25, Dan Meltzer wrote:
> The problem with ebuild config, at least until bug 11359 is handled,
> is if the package is emerged early on in a list of packages, there is
> a chance the person won't know to use ebuild config.... would it be
> possible for portage to run an ebuild config for _all_ packages that
> need it after _all_ packages that are being emerged are emerged? This
> way the upgrade goes without interference, but the customization waits
> until the person comes back, either that or an emerge config that
> tracks all packages that need config that have yet to be configged,
> currently, hoping a person thinks to ebuild packagename config is a
> lot to ask, unless every package takes use of it...

That's a long paragraph. ;)

I don't see the problem with users not seeing a "run config" message. On the 
contrary, I think it would be better if a message wasn't needed at all. 
Instead, if a user didn't know how to configure a package or didn't want to 
do it manually, they would just give it a go with the package that they're 
interested in.

The only thing I think is necessary to improve for this to work is the method 
in which a package's config method is invoked. Doing it via emerge would be 
much more intuitive. Something like "emerge --config dev-db/mysql"? Use 
standard atom matching within the installed package database and use the 
standard "please be specific" message when more than one package matches.

Regards,
Jason Stubbs

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  reply	other threads:[~2005-04-29 13:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-04-28  8:30 [gentoo-dev] New global USE flag: logrotate Henrik Brix Andersen
2005-04-28  8:51 ` Robin H. Johnson
2005-04-28 10:34   ` Henrik Brix Andersen
2005-04-28 10:44     ` Robin H. Johnson
2005-04-28 11:01       ` Thomas de Grenier de Latour
2005-04-28 11:01       ` Henrik Brix Andersen
2005-04-28 14:00         ` Mike Frysinger
2005-04-28 14:08           ` Thomas de Grenier de Latour
2005-04-28 12:05     ` Ciaran McCreesh
2005-04-28 12:56       ` Georgi Georgiev
2005-04-28 13:41 ` Cory Visi
2005-04-28 13:44   ` Lance Albertson
2005-04-28 13:47   ` Ciaran McCreesh
2005-04-28 15:23   ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-04-28 15:51     ` Thomas de Grenier de Latour
2005-04-28 19:48 ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-04-28 20:16   ` Ciaran McCreesh
2005-04-28 20:21     ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-04-28 22:18       ` Grant Goodyear
2005-04-28 22:28         ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-04-29  0:36           ` Jason Stubbs
2005-04-29  0:43             ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-04-29 12:26             ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-04-29 13:25               ` Dan Meltzer
2005-04-29 13:55                 ` Jason Stubbs [this message]
2005-04-29 15:52                   ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-04-29 16:17                     ` Jason Stubbs
2005-04-29 17:26                       ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-04-29 17:25                     ` Jason Stubbs
2005-04-29 17:46                       ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-04-29 18:03                         ` Jason Stubbs
2005-04-29 15:32                 ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-04-29 17:44             ` Robin H. Johnson
2005-04-29 18:06               ` Jason Stubbs
2005-04-29 18:59               ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-04-29 19:17               ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-04-29  9:32         ` Christian Birchinger
2005-04-28 22:32 ` Tom Wesley
2005-04-28 23:10 ` Spider
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2005-08-02  9:22 Tom Martin
2005-08-02 10:44 ` Anthony Gorecki
2005-08-02 12:17 ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-08-02 17:04   ` Tom Martin
2005-08-02 17:24     ` Chris Gianelloni
2005-08-02 12:34 ` tomk
2005-08-02 16:48 ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-08-02 17:01   ` Alec Warner
2005-08-02 17:33   ` Ciaran McCreesh
2005-08-02 17:48     ` Alec Joseph Warner
2005-08-02 17:59       ` Ciaran McCreesh
2005-08-02 17:52     ` Donnie Berkholz
2005-08-02 18:12       ` Ciaran McCreesh
2005-08-02 17:58   ` Alin Nastac
2005-08-03 23:50     ` Tom Martin

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