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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: RFC: install linux-firmware with kernel sources
 (was Re: Lastrite: Firmware cleanup, part #1)
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Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina schrieb:
> What is everyone's opinion of adding a USE=firmware option to pull in
> PDEPEND="linux-firmware" in linux-2.eclass?

No, USE flags that trigger only dependencies and do not change the
package should be restricted to virtuals or metapackages, with as few
exceptions as possible.


Best regards,
Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn