Re: [gentoo-dev] New global USE flag: modplug

[Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org>]

On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:40:40 +0100
"Marijn Schouten (hkBst)" <hkBst@gentoo.org> wrote:

> Another prime example for use flags with more than two values:
> 
> mod=off
> mod=fmod
> mod=libmodplug
> 
> the first for disabling mod support, the second for enabling it and
> preferring fmod implementation, the third for enabling it and
> preferring libmodplug implementation.

I don't think you've actually argued the case why one USE flag with
three, perhaps four modes (off, fmod, libmodplug, and perhaps default)
is preferable to two USE flags with two modes each (fmod and modplug,
both refering to the libs a package links to, either on or off).

Besides, could you explain why are you trying to hijack a short and
simple thread about globalising one or two USE flags?


Kind regards,
     JeR
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