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…

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