On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:02:00 +0200 Thomas Sachau <to...@gentoo.org> wrote:
> From discussion on IRC, it seems, like there are different options, so i > would like to clarify this > policy: > > The test USE flag is (i am only talking about portage now, since i am most > familar with it) an > internal flag, which is added by portage for every ebuild and > enabled/disabled based on > FEATURES=test or not. It is not managed via USE= line in make.conf or > package.use settings. So in > handling and setting, it is pretty much the same as for the arch USE flags, > which are also only > internally used and added, but never exposed to the users. > Now i see the opinion, that it should always be added to IUSE, when it is > referenced in the ebuild. > This adds it to the visible USE flags in emerge output (imho pointless, since > it is no option, which > can be enabled/disabled like the other USE flags), but otherwise does change > nothing. > > Because of this, i would like to discourage the addition of test USE flag to > IUSE, since it is just > an internal USE flag, which should not be exposed to the user. Well, it does indicate the presence of optional dependencies. I've always thought the test USE flag being forced by FEATURES=test was messed up. Why can't it be controlled package-by-package, with FEATURES=test just enabling USE=test by default? -- fonts, gcc-porting, we hold our breath, we spin around the world toolchain, wxwidgets you and me cling to the outside of the earth @ gentoo.org EFFD 380E 047A 4B51 D2BD C64F 8AA8 8346 F9A4 0662
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