Re: [gentoo-user] Simplistic bash-script to manage package.use

[Mikko Husari <husku@husku.net>]

Gentoo User wrote:
> Hi,
>
> the question is: is it really necessary? If I want to add a new entry
> into this file I just call echo "category/package myflags" >>
> /etc/portage/package.use and if I want to edit them I just call my
> favorite editor, use its search capabilities and change the line.
> So I don't really see the benefit of a command line tool, since I
> still need to write flags, package and everything and the tools I'm
> using now (mostly echo, grep and vim) to do this are not very
> complicated and most of the typing goes to the use flags and package
> name anyway.
>
>
> Just my opinion.
>
>
> Best regards
>
> Geralt
>
>
> On 7/12/08, Mikko Husari <husku@husku.net> wrote:
>   
>> greetings earthlings,
>>
>>  i did not found (nor did i look for long enough) any tools/scripts to
>> easily manage package.use file, so i did my own. now i started to think
>> that, if there really is not any, my creation would be sufficient (although
>> possibly buggy) for most users who wish to have "easy" control over
>> package.use.
>>
>>  yes, i know this is not the best place to "announce" but, this is not an
>> real announcement, this is an query for an superior solution which would
>> show my creation to be useless/dublicate/stupid. (if mine is useless/stupid
>> it would be nice, so i would not have to maintain it and i also could use
>> some real software).
>>
>>  -- husku
>>
>>
>>     
well, i cant argue with you on that. although, i also used 
vim,grep,sed,echo to change my flags. still i felt i needes an easier 
way, thats why i wrote it and thats why i think this is "easier" than 
vim+handwork. basicly that script is only an interface to sed,echo,grep 
and equery.

did you try to use it? id bet i could get changes applied much more 
rapidly with that script than with vim or echo. (can not necessarily 
compete with echo if you are sure it is an new addition)
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