From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Suitable USE flag name for stuff that requires non volatile memory
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 08:11:53 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200705120811.53704.vapier@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pan.2007.05.12.11.34.09@cox.net>
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On Saturday 12 May 2007, Duncan wrote:
> Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> posted
> > On Friday 11 May 2007, Roy Marples wrote:
> >> livecd
> >> (only a livecd is volative, even embedded devices have non volative
> >> storage)
> >
> > i would use that myself ... perhaps even tie in USE=netboot ...
>
> Except that livecd is entirely unsuitable. The description says it's for
> internal use only, not to be set on a standard installation, while Roy's
> post specifically stated that those merging the package for use on IPv6
> will probably want the functionality on.
and Roy's description of the flag sounds like it's one you shouldnt be
disabling in general so it aligns with our internal usage
-mike
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-12 12:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-11 23:10 [gentoo-dev] Suitable USE flag name for stuff that requires non volatile memory Roy Marples
2007-05-12 7:13 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2007-05-12 10:47 ` [gentoo-dev] " Mike Frysinger
2007-05-12 11:34 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2007-05-12 12:11 ` Mike Frysinger [this message]
2007-05-12 15:16 ` Roy Marples
2007-05-12 17:36 ` Duncan
2007-05-12 18:10 ` Roy Marples
2007-05-12 12:37 ` [gentoo-dev] " Carsten Lohrke
2007-05-12 13:00 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-05-12 15:10 ` Roy Marples
2007-05-13 21:44 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-05-13 21:53 ` Roy Marples
2007-05-13 22:08 ` Mike Frysinger
2007-05-14 4:04 ` [gentoo-dev] " Steve Long
2007-05-14 16:04 ` [gentoo-dev] " Chris Gianelloni
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