Am 24.04.2013 19:15, schrieb Zac Medico: > On 04/24/2013 02:51 AM, René Neumann wrote: >> As more and more packages seem to (mis)use USE_EXPAND: Can we get the >> possibility to set this directly in package.use? Having to write >> 'claws_mail_plugins_foo' does not help readability, and setting it in >> make.conf is also not the right way (as is package.env). > > How about if we use a share a single PLUGINS USE_EXPAND among multiple > unrelated packages? That way, you're package.use settings will be less > verbose (plugins_foo versus claws_mail_plugins_foo). > >> And could anyone explain to me, why having 21 additional use-flags is >> bad? I mean, you have them now too, the only 'advantage' being a nicer >> display on 'emerge -v'. > > Using a generic PLUGINS USE_EXPAND will also have the advantage of > making the emerge -v display less verbose. >
Yes, this sounds like a good compromise. I'd still go with Michał if I had to choose ... but I'm not the maintainer :).
