On Sun, 2019-08-11 at 14:46 +0300, Mart Raudsepp wrote: > The USE flag naming feels a bit to be desired by me. > That's because I don't believe in USE flags having to be named by the > external dep they introduce, but by functionality. USE=magic sounds > like a USE flag that adds some wizards into your application, automagic > behavior or who knows (until you read the description). > Not that I have a much better suggestion. USE=auto-mimetypes? >
The use of term 'magic' for file type recognition by magic bytes is well established. Standing on your head and trying to invent an alternative is not going to help anyone, and only confuse people. -- Best regards, Michał Górny
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