On 13/08/15 18:17, Sergey Popov wrote: > 11.08.2015 16:49, Michael Palimaka пишет: >>> You think that REQUIRED_USE is abusive to users: fine. Point accepted. >>> I think that provided DEPEND strings if they will be typed at every >>> single qt-related ebuild that needs them are abusive to developers. >>> >>> So, maybe we should wrap them into eclass and stop riding our own >>> bicycles... >>> >>> And then - use apropriate one-liner where it's needed, providing >>> reasonable default and NOT confusing users with overmanaging their >>> package.use >>> >> >> Please read Ben's original post again. Dependency strings are not the topic. >> >> > > If introducing new USE-flags or ignoring using REQUIRED_USE leads to > blowing the DEPEND variable, adding pain for the developers - it is the > topic, definitely >
Seriously, read the original post again. It's about handling of packages that offer a choice between qt4 and qt5 and how to present that to the user. It's not about the size of dependency strings, banning REQUIRED_USE, project policy enforcement or anything else. If you wish to discuss those topics please create a new thread and stop derailing this one.
