From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1P3LOB-0006mo-45 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:13:59 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D02FFE09D6; Wed, 6 Oct 2010 04:13:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9189E09C4 for ; Wed, 6 Oct 2010 04:13:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8119D1B40BA for ; Wed, 6 Oct 2010 04:13:36 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Score: -2.809 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.809 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-0.210, BAYES_00=-2.599] Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id yc3SV6xpw9Mx for ; Wed, 6 Oct 2010 04:13:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 122A01B405A for ; Wed, 6 Oct 2010 04:13:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1P3LNZ-0003GB-9R for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:13:21 +0200 Received: from 64-201-216-154.estv.static.sasknet.sk.ca ([64.201.216.154]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:13:21 +0200 Received: from dirtyepic by 64-201-216-154.estv.static.sasknet.sk.ca with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:13:21 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org From: Ryan Hill Subject: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: make system-sqlite a global USE flag Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 22:17:51 -0600 Message-ID: <20101005221751.2288ba0c@gentoo.org> References: <4CAB2DAA.6000103@gentoo.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA1; boundary="Sig_/T/XnyG4yhTPTzNKgHp.9X/q"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 64-201-216-154.estv.static.sasknet.sk.ca X-Newsreader: Claws Mail 3.7.6 (GTK+ 2.20.1; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) X-Archives-Salt: 1a7a6e2d-7357-482a-a4fb-e3a9221702a4 X-Archives-Hash: edba657a7425a344a93692eb1998a079 --Sig_/T/XnyG4yhTPTzNKgHp.9X/q Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:52:42 +0200 "Pawe=C5=82 Hajdan, Jr." wrote: > The meaning is identical in all those cases, and I think the number of > packages may have hit the threshold for a global flag. >=20 > <...> > > If we'd make system-sqlite a global USE flag, I'd suggest a description > like "Use the system-wide dev-db/sqlite instead of bundled copy of sqlite= ." >=20 > What do you think? This isn't a flag that should ever be used outside of a specific use-case, which is itself a workaround for retarded upstream policies. Making it glob= al has zero advantages. --=20 fonts, gcc-porting, we hold our breath, we spin around the world toolchain, wxwidgets you and me cling to the outside of the earth @ gentoo.org EFFD 380E 047A 4B51 D2BD C64F 8AA8 8346 F9A4 06= 62 --Sig_/T/XnyG4yhTPTzNKgHp.9X/q Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.16 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkyr+G8ACgkQiqiDRvmkBmIR/gCgr1oU1YiDRE2xFA46g1Xgwdtm 7EsAnRMkT5zEUPlG4xR90/kiaWT/xG68 =QKJc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/T/XnyG4yhTPTzNKgHp.9X/q--