On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Alan McKinnon <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm at a loss to explain why this is a good idea or desirable:
>
> !!! The ebuild selected to satisfy
> ">=net-libs/gupnp-0.18[abi_x86_32(-)?,abi_x86_64(-)?,abi_x86_x32(-)?,abi_mips_n32(-)?,abi_mips_n64(-)?,abi_mips_o32(-)?]"
> has unmet requirements.
> - net-libs/gupnp-0.20.12-r1::gentoo USE="introspection -connman
> -networkmanager" ABI_X86="64 -32 -x32" PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 -python2_6"
>
>   The following REQUIRED_USE flag constraints are unsatisfied:
>     exactly-one-of ( connman networkmanager )
>
>
>
> USE="upnp" is pulling this in, the major user of that flag here is
> farstream.
>
> Maybe I want farstream. Maybe I want upnp for it.
> Maybe I don't care for connman or networkmanager (I use wicd, some users
> want no nw manager at all)
>
> So, what is the sense behind a feature of an instant messenger framework
> causing me to decide between two undesirable connection managers?
>
> Anyone see some valid logic that I miss?
>

I'm pretty sure this was a simple developer error.

REQUIRED_USE="^^ ( connman networkmanager )" should have been
REQUIRED_USE="?? ( connman networkmanager )".

The former requires that exactly one flag be enabled. The latter
requires that at most one flag may be enabled.

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