On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 10:06 PM, hasufell <hasufell@gentoo.org> wrote:
>
> B) 1 feature flag, 3 strict provider flags
> * ssl: enable any sort of SSL/TLS support
> * gnutls: only to enable gnutls provided ssl support in case there
>           is a choice
> * openssl: only to enable openssl provided ssl support in case
>            there is a choice (should not be implemented as !gnutls?)
> * libressl: only to enable libressl provided ssl support in case there
>             is a choice, must conflict with 'openssl' USE flag
>
> consequences:
> * REQUIRED_USE="^^ ( openssl libressl )" is not only allowed, it is
>   _mandatory_
> * packages like media-video/ffmpeg _must_ switch the USE flag
>   openssl->ssl to avoid breaking global USE flags
> * !gnutls? ( dev-libs/openssl:0 ) will be bad form or even disallowed
>
> B will definitely be more work, but ofc is also a lot cleaner and
> totally unambigous.
>

++

The pain is for a short time.  Then we have to live with this for a
long time.  USE flags should have one meaning.  The fact that this
isn't the case right now is already a bug.  We don't need to
perpetuate it.

Honestly, this just seems like "the right thing" so if there isn't
opposition then I'd suggest to "just do it" and commit fixes to
ebuilds that need the fix (ie if maintainer doesn't respond to bug
quickly just take care of it).  If people object they should speak up
now, and we can take it up at the next council meeting if necessary
(which is right around the corner).

--
Rich