On 30/11/14 12:35, Andrew Savchenko wrote: > On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 22:32:18 -0500 Rich Freeman wrote: >> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 9:01 PM, Bill Kenworthy <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I am already really annoyed that by default >>> systemd and apps designed to work with it leave traces on openrc based >>> systems. >> >> You're getting worked up about text files and filenames. I suppose >> you'll be really upset that bash completion files are now being >> installed by default, and packages install logrotate configs and cron >> scripts even if you don't use logrotate or cron. > > We have INSTALL_MASK for such cases. While it should be used with > care (as improper use will broke system), INSTALL_MASK="*/systemd/*" > keeps my systems clean from this filthy abomination. > >> Sure, we could add a million more layers of conditionals to everything >> and you might save a few dozen inodes on your 10GB install, at the >> cost of lots of hassle/bugs/etc. In general Gentoo tends to take the >> pragmatic approach. If you're a purist of just about any kind you're >> going to have to hold your nose. However, this cuts both ways - the >> purists who don't want YOU to be able to make the choices YOU want to >> make also have to hold their noses. :) > > Best regards, > Andrew Savchenko >
Yes I am using install masking ... but I believe there was a comment that this could break things as some programs expected to see the files in the systemd directories. Hence my comment. And about being a purist and holding my nose ... no I am not ... but I do not like useless cruft just because it was the easy way out which was my impression of the conversation on the email list - hence INSTASL_MASLK. BillK
