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

[Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org>]

On Fri, 2 Nov 2007 13:28:23 +0100
Jeroen Roovers <jer@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Nov 2007 23:32:34 +0200
> Samuli Suominen <drac@gentoo.org> wrote:
> 
> > I'd like to add USE modplug to use.desc. I'll do it tomorrow,
> > unless someone objects.
> 
> Remember that tomorrow is always too soon in projects like Gentoo. :)
> 
> $ euses -s mod fmod modplug
> media-video/vlc:mod - Enables Mod demux support.
> games-strategy/dark-oberon:fmod - Add sound support (fmod)
> media-libs/panda3d:fmod - Enables support for using mod files for
> audio support gnustep-apps/cynthiune:modplug - Build with modplug
> support media-libs/xine-lib:modplug - Build with modplug support
> media-plugins/audacious-plugins:modplug - Build with modplug support
> media-sound/audacious:modplug - Build with modplug support
> media-sound/bmpx:modplug - Build with modplug support
> media-sound/cmus:modplug - Build with modplug support
> media-sound/herrie:modplug - Build with modplug support
> media-sound/moc:modplug - Add support for modplug
> 
> That's three USE flags describing the same support for (playing) mod
> files, but ebuilds depend on either media-libs/{fmod,libmodplug} and
> the former has its own USE flag.

I'd rather not pull fmod and modplug into same flag mod because
fmod is a propietary junk (if you just look at the fmod ebuilds you'll
know..)

> 
> media-video/vlc has a libmodplug dependency and should probably be
> changed to use IUSE=modplug instead of IUSE=mod, if USE=modplug goes
> global.

Agreed, nice catch

> 
> 
> Kind regards,
>      KeR

- Samuli
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