On Thu, 18 May 2006 15:34:28 +0200
Paul de Vrieze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Requiring duplication of profiles for every package manager.

It requires duplicating nothing. This is exactly why we have cascading
profiles.

> Profiles determine what defaults are, and on some level what is
> installed. What useflags are supported, and some other things.
> 
> Profiles do not determine how something is installed. A package
> manager determines how things are installed. As such any profile
> should work with the package manager.

And any profile does work with the package manager. What I want to
change in the profile is exactly what is installed by default, which is
as you say precisely what profiles are for.
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