On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:39:14 +0200, Philippe Dhont (Sea-ro) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a possibility to use "USE FLAGS" like in gentoo ? > This would be very easy to install new software. > Anybody knows if possible ? > Or will it be possible in the future ?
It seems unlikely. USE flags specify (mostly) what optional packages to compile against. For Debian to do this, all packages would have to be compiled against all combinations of all optional dependancies. As it is, without that level of choice, Debian is already too big to fit on a DVD! (And that doens't begin to cover the additional level of testing that would be required). -- David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk><http://blog.dorward.me.uk> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
