From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1I8BB3-0005Tz-Db for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:34:34 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l6A8XZBS014186; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:33:35 GMT Received: from smtp-3.tky.hut.fi (smtp03.tky.fi [82.130.63.73]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.14.0/8.14.0) with SMTP id l6A8VhGb011993 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:31:43 GMT Received: from [82.130.46.196] ([82.130.46.196]) by smtp-3.tky.hut.fi (SMSSMTP 4.1.9.35) with SMTP id M2007071011314108180 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:31:41 +0300 Message-ID: <469343EA.9090504@gentoo.org> Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:31:38 +0300 From: =?UTF-8?B?UGV0dGVyaSBSw6R0eQ==?= User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070620) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] iuse defaults example References: <20070710045824.GA6673@linux1> <200707100120.24726.vapier@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: <200707100120.24726.vapier@gentoo.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.2 OpenPGP: url=http://users.tkk.fi/~praty/public.asc Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enig21815B1F4878EB9A3730EA57" X-Archives-Salt: c25c14ce-8733-4501-b9a9-d32928503655 X-Archives-Hash: 5f371cdfed8d5ce8f381b583c8ffc1cc This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig21815B1F4878EB9A3730EA57 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mike Frysinger kirjoitti: > On Tuesday 10 July 2007, William Hubbs wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 09, 2007 at 11:26:19PM +0100, Ciaran McCreesh wrote: >>> As for IUSE defaults... There were objections against that feature on= >>> the grounds that it's unnecessary and increased maintenance. Do they >>> really offer any benefit over package.use? >> Would iuse defaults not be appropriate when a certain use flag is >> recommended as the default for most users for a package?? >=20 > other examples that make sense and are a pain with package.use: > - local USE flags (suddenly not so local huh) betelgeuse@pena /usr/portage/profiles $ cat base/package.use # This file requires >=3Dportage-2.1.2 (see bug #61732) # Strongly recommended, otherwise all logos, icons, etc. appear in b/w. app-editors/emacs xpm app-editors/emacs-cvs xpm Seems local to me... > - local USE flags and changing names Normally you would only have to change base/package.use > - defaults based on version (feature sucked <=3D 1.x and then rocked >= =3D 2.x) package.use should accept version atoms > - developing new ebuilds for personal use /etc/portage/package.use > - developing new ebuilds for merging into tree (btw: need to update al= l these=20 > other files in profiles/ instead of just committing the one ebuild) > -mike base/package.use Regards, Petteri --------------enig21815B1F4878EB9A3730EA57 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGk0PtcxLzpIGCsLQRAr7qAJ9+qlmhk8fRsKmIcZSDMz51Pzx6KwCdH84W YBonp5auLs9ORLV/8eeQ4Iw= =evqM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig21815B1F4878EB9A3730EA57-- -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list