[gentoo-dev] static builds, static-libs useflag and indirect dependencies

2010-04-19 Thread Alexis Ballier
Hi all, We used to install both shared and static libraries when both were available; this was good and working. Now we have the static-libs useflag to control when static libs are built and installed; this is better: we save time space. The problem I want to raise here is about indirect

Re: [gentoo-dev] perl eclass review - EAPI=3 + new helper eclass

2010-04-19 Thread James Cloos
CM == Ciaran McCreesh ciaran.mccre...@googlemail.com writes: CM There's no need to offer the user the choice to do something that is CM always broken. Your car doesn't have a connect the exhaust fumes to CM the air conditioning intake button. Overriding portage's eclasses with one's own is not

Re: [gentoo-dev] perl eclass review - EAPI=3 + new helper eclass

2010-04-19 Thread Harald van Dijk
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 04:58:57PM -0400, James Cloos wrote: CM == Ciaran McCreesh ciaran.mccre...@googlemail.com writes: CM There's no need to offer the user the choice to do something that is CM always broken. Your car doesn't have a connect the exhaust fumes to CM the air conditioning