Zac Medico wrote:
> 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
hrm, so not default use flags then.
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