28.12.2013 22:56, hasufell пишет: > static-libs - Build static libraries > > This can be ambiguous as some packages (like SDL2 - after I apply the > necessary patch) have libraries that are not supposed to be dynamic at > all. > > An alternative description would be: > static-libs - Build static versions of dynamic libraries as well > > that makes clear that > a) it's about _additionally_ installing static libraries > and > b) there is a dynamic "counterpart" of that library > > This is often a confusing topic for new ebuild writers. The > description might help with that too. > > Are there any known exceptions that would need a local description > after this change? >
+1 for that. As i see in tree, this USE-flag is used just for concrete purpose - building of static libraries in addition to dynamic ones. So, changing description to be more relevant is a good thing. -- Best regards, Sergey Popov Gentoo developer Gentoo Desktop Effects project lead Gentoo Qt project lead Gentoo Proxy maintainers project lead
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