Am 24.04.2013 11:51, schrieb René Neumann: > As more and more packages seem to (mis)use USE_EXPAND: Can we get the > possibility to set this directly in package.use? Having to write > 'claws_mail_plugins_foo' does not help readability, and setting it in > make.conf is also not the right way (as is package.env).
I just noted, that USE_EXPAND variables are even worse than I thought... NGINX_MODULES_HTTP="-access" emerge -av nginx Invalid '-' operator in non-incremental variable 'NGINX_MODULES_HTTP': '-access In other words: They do not even work from commandline (in a stacking manner). So, what exactly are the use-cases again, and why are normal use-flags replaced by them? I already see a future where packages carry a "FOOBAR_CONFIGURE_OPTIONS" use-expand ... when IUSE is not hip enough any more. - René P.S.: Using USE_EXPAND for PYTHON_TARGETS or LINGUAS or VIDEO_CARDS is of course good, as I (usually) set this system-wide.
