From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, DMARC_MISSING,FREEMAIL_FROM,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mailout04.sul.t-online.com ([194.25.134.18] helo=mailout04.sul.t-online.de) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.30 #1) id 15Jdkj-0005rJ-00 for gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org; Mon, 09 Jul 2001 10:19:18 -0600 Received: from fwd01.sul.t-online.de by mailout04.sul.t-online.de with smtp id 15Jdjx-0007oi-07; Mon, 09 Jul 2001 18:18:29 +0200 Received: from helios.bagwan (320095285153-0001@[62.155.143.132]) by fwd01.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 15Jdjo-1XmF9cC; Mon, 9 Jul 2001 18:18:20 +0200 Received: (qmail 27136 invoked by uid 0); 9 Jul 2001 19:01:57 -0000 Received: from sadchitananda2.bagwan (HELO gentoo.org) (achim@192.168.2.1) by helios.bagwan with SMTP; 9 Jul 2001 19:01:57 -0000 Message-ID: <3B49C704.48B33611@gentoo.org> From: AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger) X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.14 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] sawfish-0.38.ebuild References: <994280948.3b4385f49aa7d@www.cs.cf.ac.uk> <87ofqzu23l.fsf@codefactory.se> <3B47094F.E6A99A5F@gentoo.org> <87lmm0s56w.fsf@codefactory.se> <3B47A6A4.30651F97@gentoo.org> <3B48ADBF.7AC77EE7@gentoo.org> <20010708173019.E7526@cvs.gentoo.org> <3B49A62A.979F6D50@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Sender: 320095285153-0001@t-dialin.net Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@cvs.gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org X-Reply-To: achim@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Jul 9 10:20:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2001 17:00:20 +0200 X-Archives-Salt: 66d689d7-255b-4d2c-9802-117f48508bb7 X-Archives-Hash: d9c503225b0745f8d1a34c2dc2e85e67 Terje Kvernes wrote: > > AGottinger@t-online.de (Achim Gottinger) writes: > > > I don't think we need any other extra functionality in portage to > > take care about the order of vars in USE. > > what you're basically saying is that it's up to the person making > each build to make the choice of which lib to prioritize. > personally, I find this rather icky, because it demands that the > person installing the packages can't say "media(gdkpixbuf,imlib) and > be sure that nothing ever needing just gdkpixbuf won't install > imlib. > > the dependency is in the wrong place, it should be with the > maintainer of the box, not the maintainer of the package. the person > packing the stuff _might_ have a reason for wanting one thing, while > another user might need something else. > > just think of a package that could select between using a kde or a > gnome wrapping. the packagers personal choice isn't what I want. :-) > Well gdkpixbuf depends on gnome-libs which depends on imlib. achim~ > -- > Terje > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@cvs.gentoo.org > http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev