From: Michael Orlitzky <mjo@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Guidelines for dangerous USE flags
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017 11:22:24 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <7f59fb4d-e7a2-3bd1-9274-de0bc94affb8@gentoo.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <robbat2-20170822T184142-226085743Z@orbis-terrarum.net>
On 08/22/2017 02:44 PM, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
> From a Gentoo Infrastructure team perspective, we'd strongly prefer USE
> flags, because that fits better into existing configuration management
> tools, almost none of which have handling for EXTRA_ECONF or rebuilding
> after EXTRA_ECONF changes (rebuild-on-USE-change is supported).
>
> And please do bring that option back, we do use it for NRPE in a limited
> set of cases (eg to avoid hard-coding passwords into the NRPE config).
>
It's back, but the flag is masked. Since the USE flag mask is going to
retroactively hit people who use --newuse, I suggest adding
net-analyzer/nrpe -command-args
to your
/etc/portage/profile/package.use.mask
right now, to avoid surprises.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-08-24 15:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-08-22 17:22 [gentoo-dev] Guidelines for dangerous USE flags Michael Orlitzky
2017-08-22 17:37 ` Sven Vermeulen
2017-08-24 3:06 ` [gentoo-dev] " Duncan
2017-08-29 9:21 ` Kent Fredric
2017-08-29 10:21 ` Duncan
2017-08-22 18:44 ` [gentoo-dev] " Robin H. Johnson
2017-08-24 15:22 ` Michael Orlitzky [this message]
2017-08-25 22:07 ` William Hubbs
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