commit:     059da2527181ec9173f2addf8ac9ec2ce0fd704d
Author:     Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Mon Jun 18 10:12:12 2018 +0000
Commit:     Göktürk Yüksek <gokturk <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Wed May 22 19:38:56 2019 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/devmanual.git/commit/?id=059da252

ebuild-writing/variables: Stop encouraging empty USE_EXPAND hack

Remove the suggestion that 'no flags = all options'.  We certainly
aren't doing it these days, and the problem is better resolved with
defaulting USE_EXPAND and/or REQUIRED_USE these days.

 ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml | 17 -----------------
 1 file changed, 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml 
b/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml
index e63c8ff..811be44 100644
--- a/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml
+++ b/ebuild-writing/variables/text.xml
@@ -370,23 +370,6 @@ SRC_URI="https://example.com/files/${P}-core.tar.bz2
        doc?   ( https://example.com/files/${P}/${P}-docs.tar.bz2 )"
 </codesample>
 
-<p>
-If a <c>USE_EXPAND</c> variable is used to control whether certain optional
-components are installed, the correct thing to do if the variable is unset is
-generally to install <e>all</e> available components.
-</p>
-
-<codesample lang="ebuild">
-SRC_URI="https://example.com/files/${P}-core.tar.bz2
-       examplecards_foo?  ( https://example.com/files/${P}-foo.tar.bz2 )
-       examplecards_bar?  ( https://example.com/files/${P}-bar.tar.bz2 )
-       examplecards_baz?  ( https://example.com/files/${P}-baz.tar.bz2 )
-       !examplecards_foo? ( !examplecards_bar? ( !examplecards_baz? (
-               https://example.com/files/${P}-foo.tar.bz2
-               https://example.com/files/${P}-bar.tar.bz2
-               https://example.com/files/${P}-baz.tar.bz2 ) ) )"
-</codesample>
-
 </body>
 </subsection>
 

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