On 01/09/15 16:10, Emanuele Rusconi wrote: > On 1 September 2015 at 10:02, Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: >> How many heads will explode? I have /etc/portage/package.use/package.use >> file (YES!) The only reason I made a package.use directory was because I >> set up a cross-build environment, so that my ancient 32-bit Atom netbook >> wouldn't have to spend 14 hours building Seamonkey. The cross-compiler >> *DEMANDS* a package.use directory. >> >> [d531][waltdnes][~] ll /etc/portage/package.use/ >> total 24 >> drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jul 30 17:05 . >> drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Jul 30 17:03 .. >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41 Mar 25 00:04 cross---help >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37 Mar 25 00:01 cross--p >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 274 May 4 12:07 cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 585 Jul 30 17:05 package.use >> >> -- >> Walter Dnes <waltd...@waltdnes.org> >> I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications >> > > Yeah, crazy, right? I mean, a configuration file WITHIN a directory!! > Woah, it's mind-boggling, dude!! > > -- Emanuele Rusconi >
Hey! - I am not the only one doing this then :) And it was also because of a cross-compiler. When I looked at how much extra work this type fragmentation causes, and how little (or any!) advantage it gives makes one wonder about the designers sanity ... BillK
