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From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Changing description for the xml global use flag
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On Thu, Dec 22, 2005 at 10:58:03PM +0000, Stuart Herbert wrote:
> On Mon, 2005-12-19 at 23:48 +0200, Petteri R??ty wrote:
> > /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc:xml - Check/Support flag for XML library
> > (version 1)
> > 
> > I think the xml use flag should be more generic. There are after all
> > other alternatives for xml support than dev-libs/libxml. Maybe something
> > like Adds xml support?
> 
> I can see where you're coming from, but I'm not sure it's worth the
> potential disruption that this will cause our users.  
> 
> Unless I'm missing something, won't every user who has any form of
> USE=xml, USE=-xml, USE=xml2, or USE=-xml2 in make.conf and packages.use
> get a nasty surprise the next time they emerge -u world?
> 
> I haven't seen any discussion taking this into account yet.

i dont really see this being an issue ... i dont think anyone really
has 'xml -xml2' or '-xml xml2' ... much more likely they have 'xml 
xml2' or '-xml -xml2'
-mike
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