Re: [gentoo-dev] Auto adding packages to world was -> Sets vs Meta ebuilds

["Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>]

On Tue, Jul 11, 2017 at 04:57:21PM -0400, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote
> On Tue, 11 Jul 2017 13:27:57 -0700
> Daniel Campbell <zlg@gentoo.org> wrote:
> 
> > Portage's fault. If you don't want a package added to a set or world,
> > you'll need to use the -1 (--oneshot) option.
> 
> Did you even read above? I clearly state WITHOUT -1 option....
> 
> > I added it to my default
> > emerge options in make.conf for exactly that reason (clean world);
> 
> The point is people should not have to do such. Or remember to always
> use -1 when re-emerging a dep, system, world, or set package.

  Step back for a minute, and relax.  There is a reason you're getting
blowback.  You're asking for changes that would affect everybody else.
This is similar in principle to what Lennart Poettering did, and you're
getting the same reaction he got.  I understand that *YOU* want changes
to how Portage works on *YOUR* machine.  No problem.  Set
EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS in make.conf.  If you want excruciating detail on
--depclean then check the small script I posted elsewhere in this
thread.  Portage has many customization options; use them.

  If you can't be bothered to use available customization options to set
up your machine to your liking, but ask for a change of defaults that
also affects everybody else, don't be surprised at the negative reaction.
You would've gotten a much better reception, if you had gone to the
gentoo-user list and asked "How do I tweak Portage to do this, that, and
the other".

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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@waltdnes.org>
I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications