On 07/01/2016 12:34 PM, Terry Z. wrote: > On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 4:27 AM, Daniel Campbell <z...@gentoo.org > <mailto:z...@gentoo.org>> wrote: > > Most of us know about the games.eclass history. Let's put that aside; > I'm looking for user consensus on packages that use(d) games.eclass. > > 1. Do you take advantage of games.eclass features, including restricting > game access to a given group and installing games outside of /usr and/or > on different media? > > > I like the game group feature. On a multiuser system it makes it fairly > simplistic to ensure access goes to whom I want to have access to those > games. It also behaves similarly to other services which allow non root > users to run things based on their group membership. > > I do not really care much about the ability to install outside of /usr, > but I can see that being very useful. Of course, a symlink can provide > this same feature.
Could you share a little more about your use case? You mentioned multi-user and restricting based on group membership. Do you have children that you don't want playing specific games, is this a work environment? The more information, the merrier. With the removal of games.eclass, this case is going away, so if I or others can learn more about your use case, we might be able to help you figure out how to better meet that use case, or begin drafting features and/or documentation to make this possible again. > 2. If yes, how do you feel about the removal of the eclass? Did you rely > on its functionality? Does your use case require it? > > > I have very few personal ebuilds that take advantage of much of the > features other than the group reqs etc. Still, I see the value in them. > Which features are your personal ebuilds using? Could you supply a snippet or even a paste somewhere that shows what you're doing? > 3. If yes, _what is your use case_? Which features are important to your > use case wrt games and what can Gentoo do to improve that. > > > I make use of the games group in my personal ebuilds. I find some of > the other features provided in games.eclass potentially useful, but do > not make immediate needs of them. > > > We cannot make concrete decisions without concrete evidence, so please > answer and speak for your use case. This will serve as a public record > of interest, and might even inspire a few people. :) > > Thanks for your time, > > ~zlg > -- > Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer > OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net <http://keys.gnupg.net> > fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6 > -- > The irony is that Bill Gates claims to be making a stable operating > system and Linus Torvalds claims to be trying to take over the world. > -- seen on the net Thanks again for supplying information to help form an accurate view of things. -- Daniel Campbell - Gentoo Developer OpenPGP Key: 0x1EA055D6 @ hkp://keys.gnupg.net fpr: AE03 9064 AE00 053C 270C 1DE4 6F7A 9091 1EA0 55D6
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