Re: [gentoo-dev] vim-syntax USE flag

[Ciaran McCreesh <ciaran.mccreesh@googlemail.com>]

On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:27:39 -0400
Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:
> Packages currently handle installation of vim syntax support files
> inconsistently. Some builds install the files if the "vim-syntax" USE
> flag is enabled, while others install them unconditionally.
> 
> Do these files fall into the "small text files" category for
> unconditional installation? If so, we should probably phase out the
> vim-syntax USE flag.
> 
> If we want to keep the USE flag, I would suggest documenting a global
> policy regarding its use. Should that live in the devmanual? Or maybe
> the Vim project page?

One potential issue is help files: any Vim plugin that comes with
documentation needs a little script (which requires Vim to be installed)
to be run in pkg_postinst.

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Ciaran McCreesh