From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Proposal: removing "server" profile variants from profiles.desc
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 15:22:17 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201210111522.17665.vapier@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CANSUr=J5pmqRTuppuf3m1HE_x+tiCK_4rsLFRBpK-uAtK6mEQQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thursday 11 October 2012 14:56:11 Ben Kohler wrote:
> I would like to suggest that the "server" profile variants
> (ie default/linux/amd64/10.0/server) be unlisted from profiles.desc, so
> that they do not show up in "eselect profile list" for new users. As far
> as I know, this server target is unmaintained, undesirable, and somewhat
> silly, if you look at its make.defaults. If this target is being kept
> around just so we don't break older setups, then simply removing from
> profiles.desc would allow these systems to keep using the profile, without
> presenting it as a viable option for new users.
sounds like something to fix rather than punt. i don't know why you think
having server profiles is "undesirable", but i certainly desire it on many
systems. like servers. the desktop and developer profiles are not
appropriate.
-mike
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-10-11 19:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-11 18:56 [gentoo-dev] Proposal: removing "server" profile variants from profiles.desc Ben Kohler
2012-10-11 19:03 ` Peter Stuge
2012-10-11 19:22 ` Mike Frysinger [this message]
2012-10-11 19:29 ` Rich Freeman
2012-10-11 20:04 ` Walter Dnes
2012-10-11 22:22 ` Gregory M. Turner
2012-10-11 22:31 ` Ben Kohler
2012-10-12 11:43 ` Gregory M. Turner
2012-10-12 8:10 ` Markos Chandras
2012-10-12 8:08 ` Markos Chandras
2012-10-12 8:18 ` Rich Freeman
2012-10-12 9:11 ` Markos Chandras
2012-10-12 13:53 ` Mike Gilbert
2012-10-12 14:13 ` Ben Kohler
2012-10-12 14:29 ` Daniel Pielmeier
2012-10-14 10:00 ` Markos Chandras
2012-10-14 15:42 ` Ben Kohler
2012-10-14 19:54 ` Markos Chandras
2012-10-15 4:22 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-10-15 11:28 ` Rich Freeman
2012-10-15 15:20 ` Zac Medico
2012-10-15 17:45 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-10-30 8:17 ` Mike Frysinger
2012-10-17 15:06 ` Ben Kohler
2012-10-18 0:37 ` Peter Stuge
2012-10-18 8:34 ` Markos Chandras
2012-10-12 12:46 ` Sergey Popov
2012-10-12 13:36 ` Rich Freeman
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