On 12/1/2012 22:21, Diego Elio Pettenò wrote:
If anything, what you just say would call for making openldap follow the
39 packages already out there using IUSE=+server, so that there is no
doubt that changing the default on desktop profile from USE=-minimal to
USE=-server means that _you're losing your server_.
As a user and a sysadmin, I can say that I have had enough bad
experiences with ebuilds using the "minimal" USE flag that I typically
try to avoid it. There are so many different packages that have that
flag, and in most of them, having it set usually ends up removing
something I didn't expect. Personally, I would prefer to see the
introduction of a "server" flag. That way, when I do updates, I know
exactly what's going to change.
I also think the news item is a good idea. I know I don't always do a
perfectly thorough job of it, but I do --pretend and go through the list
before a world updates. Sometimes, though, I don't quite understand the
USE changes. Especially with global flags like minimal or gtk, doing
`equery uses package` isn't much help because the description is so
generic. A news item would help reduce that confusion somewhat,
especially if combined with the flag name change.
Just my $ 0.02
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♫Dustin
