Tom Wijsman wrote:
> > portage should say, with as similar wording as possible:
> > 
> > "If you want to emerge libXt with those USE flags then you'll also
> > have to set those same USE flags for libYt and libZt because libXt
> > DEPENDs on them."
> > 
> > Bonus points:
> > 
> > "Would you like me to set those USE flags for libYt and libZt for
> > you? [Y/n]"
> 
> Which part of this warns the user that the user is about to run into
> something broken / experimental? We need to add that too, because it is
> not clear from the output that you suggest. And if we add that as well,
> it gets to be quite long;

It gets one word longer:

"If you want to emerge libXt with those experimental USE flags then
you'll also have to set those same USE flags for libYt and libZt
because libXt DEPENDs on them."


> how would we condense that?

If something is a bit complicated then a bit more verbosity can be
really good.


//Peter

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