* [gentoo-dev] Discussion for new use-flag: dvdr
@ 2003-09-04 0:59 Lars Weiler
2003-09-04 2:09 ` Riyad Kalla
2003-09-04 2:16 ` Mike Frysinger
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From: Lars Weiler @ 2003-09-04 0:59 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
Hi,
I would like to hear your opinions about a new global
USE-flag for DVD-writing, called dvdr.
We just ran into the problem, that we have USE-flags for cdr
and dvd, but both won't fit DVD-writing. The dvd-USE-flag
is mostly for DVD-readonly-usage. So, if we use the
dvd-USE-flag together with cdrtools or xcdroast, a huge
number of users would install to much software and only a
small number of users could benefit from them.
For the moment we have two packages that would make use of
a dvdr-USE-flag:
- cdrtools
- xcdroast
Maybe there are more applications I don't know of, but
mostly they are directly based on the cdrtools.
At the moment there is a fork of the cdrtools in portage,
called cdrtools-dvdr. This package would become deprecated
with a dvdr-USE-flag as it is the same like the cdrtools,
but with a special patch for DVD-writing. This could be
better handled by a USE-flag.
Regards, Lars
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* Re: [gentoo-dev] Discussion for new use-flag: dvdr
2003-09-04 0:59 [gentoo-dev] Discussion for new use-flag: dvdr Lars Weiler
@ 2003-09-04 2:09 ` Riyad Kalla
2003-09-04 2:16 ` Mike Frysinger
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From: Riyad Kalla @ 2003-09-04 2:09 UTC (permalink / raw
Cc: gentoo-dev
Makes sense to me, especially since these dvd writers are starting to
get so affordable (read: the new plextor is $259 @ newegg)
-Riyad
Lars Weiler wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to hear your opinions about a new global
> USE-flag for DVD-writing, called dvdr.
>
> We just ran into the problem, that we have USE-flags for cdr
> and dvd, but both won't fit DVD-writing. The dvd-USE-flag
> is mostly for DVD-readonly-usage. So, if we use the
> dvd-USE-flag together with cdrtools or xcdroast, a huge
> number of users would install to much software and only a
> small number of users could benefit from them.
>
> For the moment we have two packages that would make use of
> a dvdr-USE-flag:
> - cdrtools
> - xcdroast
>
> Maybe there are more applications I don't know of, but
> mostly they are directly based on the cdrtools.
>
> At the moment there is a fork of the cdrtools in portage,
> called cdrtools-dvdr. This package would become deprecated
> with a dvdr-USE-flag as it is the same like the cdrtools,
> but with a special patch for DVD-writing. This could be
> better handled by a USE-flag.
>
> Regards, Lars
>
> --
> gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
>
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* Re: [gentoo-dev] Discussion for new use-flag: dvdr
2003-09-04 0:59 [gentoo-dev] Discussion for new use-flag: dvdr Lars Weiler
2003-09-04 2:09 ` Riyad Kalla
@ 2003-09-04 2:16 ` Mike Frysinger
2003-09-04 3:03 ` Luke-Jr
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From: Mike Frysinger @ 2003-09-04 2:16 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
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On Wednesday 03 September 2003 20:59, Lars Weiler wrote:
> For the moment we have two packages that would make use of
> a dvdr-USE-flag:
> - cdrtools
> - xcdroast
considering cdr is only used in 3 programs i really think it should be a local
use flag ... same for your dvdr use flag ...
-mike
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* Re: [gentoo-dev] Discussion for new use-flag: dvdr
2003-09-04 2:16 ` Mike Frysinger
@ 2003-09-04 3:03 ` Luke-Jr
2003-09-04 11:39 ` Lars Weiler
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From: Luke-Jr @ 2003-09-04 3:03 UTC (permalink / raw
To: vapier, gentoo-dev
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It shouldn't matter how many ebuilds implement the USE flags, but the scope
they can affect. cdr, dvd, and dvdr all deal with hardware support, so it
only makes sense for them to be global...
There should probably be a dvdram USE flag also, but I don't know if
*anything* would implement it, so maybe not.
On Thursday 04 September 2003 02:16 am, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> considering cdr is only used in 3 programs i really think it should be a
> local use flag ... same for your dvdr use flag ...
> -mike
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* Re: [gentoo-dev] Discussion for new use-flag: dvdr
2003-09-04 3:03 ` Luke-Jr
@ 2003-09-04 11:39 ` Lars Weiler
2003-09-04 18:03 ` Luke-Jr
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From: Lars Weiler @ 2003-09-04 11:39 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-dev
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* Luke-Jr <luke-jr@gentoo.org> [03/09/04 03:03 +0000]:
>It shouldn't matter how many ebuilds implement the USE flags, but the scope
>they can affect. cdr, dvd, and dvdr all deal with hardware support, so it
>only makes sense for them to be global...
You're right. Maybe we should notice it in the
USE-flag-policy.
>There should probably be a dvdram USE flag also, but I don't know if
>*anything* would implement it, so maybe not.
Ehm, DVD-RAMs are accessed like a SCSI-device (at least the
5 year old model I own). So there is no need for further
application-based dvdram extensions.
Regards, Lars
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