Marius Mauch wrote: > So my idea (as well as others) is to add a new "server" USE flag that > controls wether the server part of a package is build.
Two objections. 1. USE flags are global for the host. "Serverness" is per-service, not per-host. The host that is an apache server may be a mysql client. 2. Overridden USE flags get blown away by updates. A given package is installed once, then upgraded numerous times over the life of a system. It shouldn't need manual intervention every time. I think Jason's idea, having package-local USE flags like samba-server, ntp-client, etc. might make better sense. The portage gods could generalize this so that USE flags have scope and you could define something like USE="-server server:net-fs/samba" for a desktop with shared filesystems. (actual syntax TBD) That would be package-specific and persistent. -- Bob Miller K<bob> kbobsoft software consulting http://kbobsoft.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
