Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-18 Thread Doug Goldstein
Jeroen Roovers wrote: On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:13:26 -0400 Doug Goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the benefit? There is none really. Allow all use flags to exist in metadata.xml. It's really more of a clarification to the GLEP if this is allowed. snip [1]

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-18 Thread Donnie Berkholz
On 13:11 Wed 13 Aug , Doug Goldstein wrote: Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that flag name='png' / Would be allowed. This syntax is not actually disallowed or allowed

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-18 Thread Tobias Scherbaum
Doug Goldstein wrote: What is the benefit? Regards, There is none really. Allow all use flags to exist in metadata.xml. It's really more of a clarification to the GLEP if this is allowed. Agreed, it has no benefit at all plus would lead to some kind of useless duplication of

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-15 Thread Jeroen Roovers
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:13:26 -0400 Doug Goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is the benefit? There is none really. Allow all use flags to exist in metadata.xml. It's really more of a clarification to the GLEP if this is allowed. I personally think that this would facilitate a lot of

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-14 Thread Jan Kundrát
Josh Saddler wrote: XML doesn't put a space between the attribute and the closing slash -- XHTML does. Common mistake. Also, use for attributes, rather than '. Nope, both is perfectly legal in XML (and illegal per the GDP coding style, which certainly doesn't apply to metadata.xml) :p.

[gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Doug Goldstein
Howdy all, Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that flag name='png' / Would be allowed. This syntax is not actually disallowed or allowed by the current GLEP, but mentioning it

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Santiago M. Mola
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Doug Goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy all, Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that flag name='png' / Would be allowed. This syntax is

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Josh Saddler
Doug Goldstein wrote: Howdy all, Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that flag name='png' / Comments, Suggestions, Input are all welcome. If you're going for proper XML,

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Doug Goldstein
Santiago M. Mola wrote: On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Doug Goldstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Howdy all, Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that flag name='png' / Would be