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From: "Dave Nebinger" <dnebinger@joat.com>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] ${PORTDIR}/profiles/package.use
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>> > i still dont see how this addresses the nocxx / USE=-*
>>
>> noFOO is used because "FOO" is on by default, and noFOO turns it off.
>> AutoUSE is the same way, package bar is included in the buildplan and to
>> have sane defaults, certain flags are turned on.
>
> that was a great explanation however irrelevant it may have been
>
> i guess we will have to make 'nocxx' a special case as we strip all other
> 'no*' USE flags from portage
Sorry, guys, but isn't that what "-FOO" is supposed to be for? If we
already have support for "-FOO", why then do we need a "noFOO" also?
Or is there some distinction I'm missing here?
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