On 02:36, Sun, 12/04/2015 Andreas K. Huettel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > build - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used for > > creating build images and the first half of bootstrapping [make > > stage1] > > > > bootstrap - !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG YOURSELF!, used > > during original system bootstrapping [make stage2] > > > > However, since both are marked for 'internal use only', I don't think > > it's a good idea to use them here. So I guess we need a new flag. Does > > anyone have suggestions how to name it? > > Incidentally, if those were all migrated to USE_EXPAND_HIDDEN, the dire > warnings wouldn't need to be so visible... Now if only anyone would remember what these were intended for? Maybe we're just trying to re-invent the wheel... And it would be nice if the solution we use doesn't end up being like the very warty USE=test flag. We can make it a first class mechanism without having to tell users "don't use this", so why not. Of course, doing it right may require going through EAPI changes…
