[gentoo-dev] Fw: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in app-backup/bacula: bacula-5.0.2-r2.ebuild ChangeLog

[Thomas Beierlein <tomjbe@gentoo.org>]

Did not see the mail here and replied only with p.m. to darkside.

So please find here teh attached copy to keep the discussion on the
right list.

Thomas.

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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:07:40 +0200
From: Thomas Beierlein <tomjbe@gentoo.org>
To: Jeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-commits] gentoo-x86 commit in app-backup/bacula:
bacula-5.0.2-r2.ebuild ChangeLog


On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 10:57:32 -0500
Jeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:48:51 +0000 (UTC), "Thomas Beierlein (tomjbe)"
> <tomjbe@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > <snip>
> > 		elif [[ "${dbnum}" -gt 1 ]]; then
> > 			eerror
> > 			eerror "You have set ${P} to use multiple
> > database types." eerror "I don't know which to set as the default!"
> > 			eerror "You can
> > use /etc/portage/package.use to set per-package USE flags" eerror
> > "Set it so only one database type, mysql, postgres, sqlite3" eerror
> > 			die "Multiple database types selected."
> 
> Hello Thomas,
> I've just noticed this code snippet. Please don't die here, instead
> pick a default if there are conflicting choices in USE.
> 
> For reference, please see "Conflicting USE Flags" section on this
> page,
> http://devmanual.gentoo.org/general-concepts/use-flags/index.html
> 
> Thanks,
> Jeremy

Hi Jeremy,

thanks for pointing it out.

That is old heritage from former maintainer. I tried to fix the ebuild
step by step and that was atm not on my 'urgent' list :).

So maybe as sqlite3 use flag is default now. I should also default to
that database here.

Regards,
	Thomas.