Patrick McLean posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, excerpted below, on Tue, 29 Nov 2005 14:10:55 -0500:
>> That's possible. I'm talking about the use tests seen in ebuilds, ie >> "if use x86; then" type tests. If you can say definitively that these >> use CHOST not keywords, then I'll take your word for it, but I always >> though it tested keywords (particularly since amd64 would be x86_64 >> CHOST, right? unless the use macro does the conversion from >> common/gentoo-speak to chost-speak internally?) but I could certainly be >> incorrect as it's not something I've specifically traced. > > The tests use the ARCH variable, which is defined in the profile. They > most certainly do not use the KEYWORDS or attempt to do any magic on the > CHOST definitions. Cool! Now I know. Inaccuracy in worldview corrected. Thanks! -- Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. "Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html -- [email protected] mailing list
