Something mentioned in the thread about installers inspired the additional following conversation fodder. What would be the "best" way to individually tailor Portage settings for specific packages? Somebody mentioned something about enabling USE="ssl" only for php, but leaving it disabled for everything else. Would it be better to do this all in one file, or in one file for each package so modified?
In the former case, it could be done with optional dependency strings in the make.conf variables. e.g. USE="-ssl >=dev-php/php-1.2.3:+ssl" This seems fairly simple to use, but would be a pain to implement (I think). In the latter case, package.conf files in the PORTAGE_OVERLAY might be an option. e.g. USE="-ssl" in make.conf; USE="ssl" in $PORTAGE_OVERLAY/dev-php/php/package.conf. Somehow, I think we do not need another config file to remember. This also seems like a bug-farm. Any creative ideas? -- Batou: Hey, Major... You ever hear of "human rights"? Kusanagi: I understand the concept, but I've never seen it in action. --Ghost in the Shell
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