Donnie Berkholz wrote:

> Tom Martin wrote:
> | Hi list,
> |
> | Bug 97447 wants a logrotate USE flag, which is used by about five
> | packages locally. Unless there are any objections, I'll globalify it
> | later today.
>
> I think this flag is a bad idea. Why should I have to recompile a
> package to get some files that go in /etc? Either install them
> unconditionally or don't install them at all.
>
>
This useflag is useful in net-proxy/squid at least.
It also controls whether a cron script that use native squid log
rotation is installed or not. You cannot select your preferred rotation
mechanism (logrotate or cron job) through other way than useflags.

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