Re: [gentoo-user] Another reason to begin USE with "-*"

["Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <bss03@volumehost.net>]

On Sunday 12 March 2006 11:51, Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@gentoo.org> wrote 
about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Another reason to begin USE with "-*"':
> On Sat, 11 Mar 2006 19:20:31 -0500 "Walter Dnes"
>
> <waltdnes@waltdnes.org> wrote:
> |   Why in (diety's) name does the the average user need apache2?  Or
> | emboss (European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite)?
>
> Uh, USE flags are not packages. You're misunderstanding how USE flags
> work. Adding apache2 and emboss to the default USE flags does not mean
> that users will get Apache or Emboss.
> 
> Having these USE flags in the defaults is entirely sensible and
> correct, and provides expected behaviour for the majority of users.
> Anyone claiming otherwise simply doesn't understand what's going on.

Amen.

Plus, it's /completely/ trivial to add -* to your USE or (using the great 
euse tool) euse -D <useflag>.  Or, for those type A personalities out 
there, tweak your /etc/portage/package.use.

-- 
"If there's one thing we've established over the years,
it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest
clue what's best for them in terms of package stability."
-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
-- 
gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list