Robin H. Johnson wrote: > We have some set of packages (A) which collectively depend on one or > more kernel options being set in specific ways, and the options need to > REMAIN set if you want the packages to continue work. .. > Can we consider moving the checks for set A somewhere else, such that we > don't check the kernel config during package compile & install time, but > only check it later?
I only see one problem with this; that USE flags could influence which kernel options are required, which would be useful to know at/before compile time. > It would need to keep long-term state about which packages want > specific options set/unset/modular, as well as short-term state > about the config from each boot. It's a cool idea. A standardized solution would be quite nice for the whole Linux ecosystem. //Peter
