From: Volker Armin Hemmann <volkerarmin@googlemail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USE flags handling
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:02:11 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <53D93323.1060300@googlemail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140730160224.29830c66@digimed.co.uk>
Am 30.07.2014 17:02, schrieb Neil Bothwick:
> On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:07:30 +0000 (UTC), James wrote:
>
>> YOU have chosen a somewhat minimalist path with your desktop, wisely
>> avoiding "bloat_ware_city"
> Personally, I prefer USE="-hyperbole" :)
>
>> But, to avoid pain do keep some minimal
>> collection of flags. Python is CRITICAL on gentoo, so ask before
>> verging out on Python!
> Bear in mind that USE flags control *optional* features and dependencies.
> Setting USE="-python" will not prevent python being installed, nor will
> it break portage, but it will "de-bloat" those packages that come with
> optional python interfaces and bindings.
and it might break packages in features in surprising ways.
People who tell newbies that -* could be used at all, should be flogged.
In a public place. With video.
This 'de-bloat' crap - who came up with that? People who use it all the
times seldomly realize that the 'small and unbloated' software they use
is in a lot of cases neither small, nor not bloated.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-07-30 18:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-07-29 17:04 [gentoo-user] USE flags handling behrouz khosravi
2014-07-29 17:18 ` Philip Webb
2014-07-29 20:15 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-07-29 22:04 ` Philip Webb
2014-07-30 1:00 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-07-30 10:37 ` Dale
2014-07-30 13:14 ` Peter Humphrey
2014-07-30 16:52 ` Dale
2014-07-29 17:26 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-07-29 17:32 ` Alec Ten Harmsel
2014-07-29 20:56 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-07-29 20:16 ` Walter Dnes
2014-07-29 21:35 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-30 1:01 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-07-30 0:54 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-07-30 14:07 ` [gentoo-user] " James
2014-07-30 15:02 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-07-30 18:02 ` Volker Armin Hemmann [this message]
2014-07-30 18:26 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-30 20:18 ` Joost Roeleveld
2014-07-30 20:22 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-30 20:43 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-30 20:53 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-30 22:34 ` Bill Kenworthy
2014-07-30 19:05 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-07-30 19:48 ` Dale
2014-07-30 20:31 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-30 20:54 ` Dale
2014-07-30 20:59 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-07-31 0:26 ` Dale
2014-07-31 2:41 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-31 6:28 ` Walter Dnes
2014-07-31 7:23 ` Dale
2014-07-31 8:24 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-31 9:28 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-07-31 1:55 ` Walter Dnes
2014-07-31 2:49 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-31 3:50 ` Alec Ten Harmsel
2014-07-31 8:47 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-31 10:45 ` Alec Ten Harmsel
2014-07-31 13:37 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-31 14:16 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-07-31 14:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-07-31 14:35 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-07-31 17:13 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-08-01 9:49 ` Peter Humphrey
2014-08-01 3:16 ` Walter Dnes
2014-08-01 16:26 ` Philip Webb
2014-08-02 13:35 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-08-02 15:13 ` [gentoo-user] " Stroller
2014-08-03 6:49 ` Joost Roeleveld
2014-08-04 2:53 ` Philip Webb
2014-08-04 3:23 ` Stroller
2014-08-04 3:26 ` wraeth
2014-08-04 4:37 ` Dale
2014-08-02 22:08 ` [gentoo-user] " Philip Webb
2014-08-01 16:57 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-08-03 2:59 ` Walter Dnes
2014-08-03 4:38 ` Philip Webb
2014-08-03 7:07 ` Joost Roeleveld
2014-08-03 8:17 ` Walter Dnes
2014-08-03 8:47 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-08-04 3:39 ` [gentoo-user] " Stroller
2014-08-04 7:26 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-08-04 7:30 ` Neil Bothwick
2014-08-03 13:57 ` [gentoo-user] " Alan McKinnon
2014-08-01 19:49 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-31 8:57 ` Peter Humphrey
2014-07-31 6:34 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-31 8:32 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-07-31 8:47 ` J. Roeleveld
2014-07-30 18:12 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-07-30 18:56 ` James
2014-07-30 19:40 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-29 21:33 ` [gentoo-user] " Andreas K. Huettel
2014-07-30 17:57 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
2014-07-30 18:33 ` Alan McKinnon
2014-07-30 18:32 ` the
2014-07-31 13:05 ` Frank Steinmetzger
2014-07-31 13:22 ` behrouz khosravi
2014-07-31 15:27 ` the
2014-08-17 21:21 ` thegeezer
2014-08-18 5:16 ` behrouz khosravi
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