Re: [gentoo-portage-dev] Extra USE field

[John Nilsson <john@milsson.nu>]

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On Mon, 2004-07-26 at 01:03, Joseph Booker wrote:
> On Sun, July 25, 2004 5:58 pm, John Nilsson said:
> > Why not drop global useflags entierly?
> >
> > There really is no reason for them. Extend euse to modify
> > /etc/portage/packages.use.
> >
> > I think it is time to begin decentralizing the system now. Portage is
> > getting rather large and will probably be broken up into pieces in the
> > future. If ebuilds didn't have to concider some global useflag namespace
> > it would be eaiser to sync diffrent vendors trees.
> >
> > -John
> >
> 
> 
> :( so instead of adding USE="gnome" to make.conf, i would have to check
> every package i emerge to see if it uses the 'gnome',
> 'gnomelib','gnome-integratoin', or w/e other local use flag (since the
> names wouldn't be standardized) and add those to /etc/portage/package.use?
> that one file could get *really* big, I use *alot* of USE flags

I'm thinking a more automatic aproach... like:

howabout dropping /etc/portage/package.use and just utilize the
/var/db/pkg files?

USE="useflag" emerge package

USE will cascade over the /var/db/pkg/cat/package/USE

-John

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