On 04-04-2009 13:23:24 +0300, Petteri Räty wrote: > > > > However, we have toyed with other ideas. One of which is to introduce > > IUSE=prefix in prefix.eclass similar to the USE=multilib approach. I > > don't really like this idea because it exposes the use flag and we > > don't want it exposed to the users. > > > > If you don't want it exposed to users, then use a USE_EXPAND variable. > Like zmedico said in EAPI 3 a normal use flag could be hidden but > probably better to not have to migrate everything with prefix support to > EAPI 3. Out of the existing USE_EXPAND variables USERLAND makes most > sense to me but we could also introduce a new one too.
USE_EXPAND does something like: USERLAND="GNU" -> userland_GNU For Prefix, we just need the "prefix" USE-flag (not prefix_XXX), hence USE_EXPAND doesn't help us. Adding "prefix" to use.mask (and use.force in Prefix profiles) allows us to get the desired behaviour. -- Fabian Groffen Gentoo on a different level
