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Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] rfc: oldnet scripts splitting out from OpenRC
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William Hubbs schrieb:
> if we keep a dependency for a while, even behind something like
> IUSE="+oldnet", when we drop it, people will still be hit if they
> do emerge --depclean before they emerge gentoo-oldnet.

In my opinion USE flags should toggle dependencies only in
metapackages or rare exceptions.
I suggest to include gentoo-oldnet (or whatever name you choose for
it) in the @system set once it is stable, and until then be a hard
dependency of OpenRC.


Best regards,
Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn