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* Re: [gentoo-dev] New global USE flag: logrotate
  @ 2005-04-28 15:23 99%   ` Chris Gianelloni
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From: Chris Gianelloni @ 2005-04-28 15:23 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 13:41 +0000, Cory Visi wrote:
> Why do we even need a USE flag for this? The logrotate config files are 
> max, 4k. Just include the config file with your ebuild, which is what I 
> have done up until now. A user can either run logrotate or not. This 
> isn't about turning on a feature, it's about saving 4k. I don't think 
> it's worth it; I feel like USE flags are getting completely out of 
> control.

Maybe for embedded or livecd?  Maybe for people that don't use
logrotate?

Personally, I don't see an issue with it either way.  While USE flags
are growing in number, we at least try to make sure they have a use
before adding them.

-- 
Chris Gianelloni
Release Engineering - Strategic Lead/QA Manager
Games - Developer
Gentoo Linux

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