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Alec Warner wrote:
> Zac Medico wrote:
>
>> Users can unforce them via
>> /etc/portage/profile/{use.force,package.use.force} in the usual "-flag" way.
>
> Why new files? Why isn't this just pushed into the use stacking order
> over-ridable by the user (default USE flags, and not forcing)?
Much like use.mask, which is for flags that almost certainly should _not_ be
enabled, use.force is for flags that almost certainly _should_ enable.
> Then they can over-ride it in package.use just like they do now?
Again, it's akin to use.mask, and protects the user from accidentally doing
something that they almost certainly shouldn't do (though they have the option
to override it if absolutely necessary).
Zac
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