On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 08:21:20AM +0200, Michael Weber wrote > Mostly everything is configurable, and revertable as user - granted. > > I'd like to see a announcement and an optional discussion on this list > if base profile gets changed [0] - current case bug 449364 [1]. > > I'm not opposed to the specific change, or base system changes in > general, but I don't like seeing them slip thru under the radar. > > Just have the honesty and brin gsuch changes to public. > > [In this case] having an working mouse copy'n'paste eases the way from > stage3 to a set up X server, X server tends to break, and it doesn't > collide with X anymore. > So it only needs <1MB data [2], which is very usefull editing stage3 > with it's default editor - nano. > I see the point that's it's useless on headless virtual boxes. > > my 2 cents.
Hold on a minute. There is a *MAJOR* difference between "gpm" the USE flag, and sys-libs/gpm the mouse server. I'm one of those weird guys who starts USE with "-*". And I do not have "gpm" the USE flag enabled. I do, however, have sys-libs/gpm running just fine, thank you, minus the "gpm" flag. I can assure you that gpm works just fine during the install, even without the gpm flag. > I see the point that's it's useless on headless virtual boxes Actually, if you ssh into the virtual box from a text console, it still works. If there was a move afoot to remove sys-libs/gpm from the install ISO, I would be part of the crowd up in arms about this. But that's totally a separate item from the USE flag. Since I've never used the gpm USE flag, I have to ask... what additional goodies does USE="gpm" bring to the table? How exactly, does it improve things beyond the basic sys-libs/gpm? -- Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications
