On Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:25:18 +0100 Ulrich Mueller <u...@gentoo.org> wrote: > >> The replacement is to write the deps out correctly. Every single > >> use of || ( use? ( ... ) ) in the tree is wrong. > > That its use in the tree is often wrong is a non-argument. After all, > it's not the package manager's business to educate people.
There's no right way of using it. > > We shouldn't make the syntax of these expressions non-orthogonal > without real need. The behaviour of || ( use? ( ... ) ) is a fluke of an early implementation of Portage that someone picked up on and documented (with incorrect examples). It's *already* special, weird behaviour, and it's special, weird behaviour that can't be used correctly. -- Ciaran McCreesh
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