-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 02/11/2016 04:59 AM, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 10:46 PM, Daniel Campbell <z...@gentoo.org> > wrote: >> >> On 02/10/2016 06:51 PM, Rich Freeman wrote: >>> >>> Ditto for stuff like 32-bit support for half the libraries on >>> your system when you're using something like wine. Just don't >>> set the flag except explicitly if you actually need it >>> somewhere, and it will get pulled in where it is needed, and >>> go away when it is no longer needed. >>> >> >> re multilib, under what configuration does abi_x86_32 get set on >> its own? With a blank ABI_X86 variable in make.conf? Every >> 32-bit package I've ever pulled in has needed that flag set, and >> I've had to manually set it until blockers are resolved. I've not >> set -abi_x86_32 globally or anything like that. > > We're talking about a proposed portage feature which hasn't been > written yet. None of the behavior described in this thread happens > today. Right now all those abi_x86_32 flags are set explicitly, > which is why my package.use file is about 10x larger than it used > to be. I'm contemplating splitting out the 32-bit stuff into a > separate file and just nuking it every 6-months and allowing > portage to re-create it to try to keep it somewhat manageable. > > And that is the inspiration for this. The current design mixes > true user preferences with stuff added by auto-unmask needed just > to fulfill dependencies. Users should be easily able to > prioritize the one above the other. Indeed, maybe I have a few > 32-bit library preferences which are explicit and now if I go to > nuke then every six months I have to keep track of which ones are > which. > > With the proposed lazy use flags then for the most part 32-bit > support would be automagic for most users. >
Okay, I wasn't sure if you were talking what's already here or the main topic. Thanks for clarifying. I think lazy USE would be a big plus for multilib users. - -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJWvR5kAAoJEAEkDpRQOeFwfCoP/2bdwfRQOSG/OZ0HtcTZCGzV UKM8i3Z1kPL7QVgDA24kDDvPwyPDsGIm9x0/fe/UeDlQ3tkSqhQvbBukNXEW0gaJ qMNQBPmnGfGOhr0o0VylvMGZCq4IKGW8hQdBtjA/QTCSKiASAM1j+IjlvBSk1n6V G+eqoGdY50xF8C8tix1ozmA1ZHP49sU1nE1Dnzg+AA3AESgfrxJ2ys9ccB7vwIny dWD5HXzTNjhc4OkiqWSBfO9CESEPe/vKbk5la7HxdVB/auKm52A/O81Bs+8YXHlL IB3k81lpEY08O7lfVzfJqj0uN+7yF6v6pRVwDdnDGbJQCbun5hfmQBlmGYHEEDMf z2SI6eIPkYWlonEgmBOkvu1fZP7gdXs9gPHnsGd3QxdjBiqOyb3AckqcxQDiczKf 1xDs8isXenEtSV4MTjO/JwyJT1sgORn3y+iFvUMDdOtjWFAs4xHMZRiqcgQ9hn+3 Q7PgB1VLw85THQBFtE2s4FtM9H2I9oRPVDM10OEXFiIVtH2Kkh9LWHr/CdkpGt9I MEDt0HH9m6so2JW407BX8nhT6eL8QZCOEzm7zjfMeFNFbbctRtIEhj3DiSPvYIq+ OyRJ7f3zqygwV+wH09y9fmCJ/bJzrIsRARsAw9V/lW4MLLRQ3IfqWfsQG/BSYFWL CLLROLSNbTQR16QxUiJq =/IrH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
