Re: [gentoo-dev] vim-syntax USE flag

[Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org>]

On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:46 AM, Ciaran McCreesh
<ciaran.mccreesh@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2017 16:27:39 -0400
> Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:
>> Packages currently handle installation of vim syntax support files
>> inconsistently. Some builds install the files if the "vim-syntax" USE
>> flag is enabled, while others install them unconditionally.
>>
>> Do these files fall into the "small text files" category for
>> unconditional installation? If so, we should probably phase out the
>> vim-syntax USE flag.
>>
>> If we want to keep the USE flag, I would suggest documenting a global
>> policy regarding its use. Should that live in the devmanual? Or maybe
>> the Vim project page?
>
> One potential issue is help files: any Vim plugin that comes with
> documentation needs a little script (which requires Vim to be installed)
> to be run in pkg_postinst.

Thanks for pointing that out. Sounds like we need some documentation
on how to properly install vim-related files.