On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 16:28:49 +0000 Ciaran McCreesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0029.html > > We need to decide upon a solution to the -flags problem. The proposed > solutions are: > > 1) Disallow all negatives. Disadvantages: we don't tend to disallow > things just because users could shoot themselves in the foot with > them. > > 2) Allow negatives, and document how to use them correctly. > Disadvantages: sooner or later, some developer isn't going to read the > docs, and will really really screw things up with a misunderstanding. > > 3) Reorder USE flags. Disadvantages: can't disable flags set by a > group. Breaks existing USE lines. > > 4) Have portage warn on dodgy USE flag lines. Disadvantages: tricky, > hard for the end user to figure out. > > 5) Use some weird tristate notation. Disadvantages: not everyone has > the slightest clue what set theory is. > > I'm in favour of 2) personally, but others disagree. I'd like a proper > discussion on this before trying to get the GLEP through. Hmm, are talking about what should be technically possible or what should be supported? Personally I'd like to have negatives available but label them as unsupported ("if you play with this it's all your fault"), that would also mean that predefined groups don't use them. Marius -- Public Key at http://www.genone.de/info/gpg-key.pub In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, 'Let there be Light.' And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better.
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