Ryan Hill schrieb: > On Sun, 03 Mar 2013 15:42:56 +0100 > hasufell <hasuf...@gentoo.org> wrote: > >> What do we have useflags for in gentoo? > > Not for conditional patching, that's for sure.
USE="vanilla" already controls conditional patching for around two dozen packages. >> add a "unsupported-kernels" useflag, mask it, add a clear statement in >> the masking reason and be done > > If the description of the flag you're adding could be paraphrased to be > "enable this or nothing works" then you really shouldn't be allowed within 10 > feet of any system with a tree checkout on it. 30 feet if you're also > suggesting it should be disabled by default. Not that I care about nvidia-drivers, but how about "Increase kernel compatibility at the cost of a supportable system". Best regards, Chí-Thanh Christopher Nguyễn
