Hi Mike Saturday 22 Jul 2017 16:27:39, Mike Gilbert wrote : > Packages currently handle installation of vim syntax support files > inconsistently. Some builds install the files if the "vim-syntax" USE > flag is enabled, while others install them unconditionally. > > Do these files fall into the "small text files" category for > unconditional installation? If so, we should probably phase out the > vim-syntax USE flag. > > If we want to keep the USE flag, I would suggest documenting a global > policy regarding its use. Should that live in the devmanual? Or maybe > the Vim project page? >
Do you have a list handy of packages installing the vim syntax files unconditionally? I can look into this issue. -- Patrice Clement Gentoo Linux developer http://www.gentoo.org