Re: version 0.3 of the Gentoo Linux Installer

Norman Rieß <[email protected]> Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:26:50 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.linux.gentoo.installer
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Andrew Gaffney schrieb:

> Norman Rie=DF wrote:
>
>> Donnie Berkholz schrieb:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The portage team just got rid of exactly this capability for creating
>>> difficult to reproduce USE flag setups, because they were dynamic,=20
>>> based
>>> on what's installed rather than set unconditionally in make.conf.
>>>
>>> So it's a difficult argument to say we should re-add it into the=20
>>> installer.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Donnie
>>>
>>> =20
>>>
>> Why difficult to reproduce? Same software should create same USE-flag=20
>> settings.
>> I find it a little funny, that an official installer installes a=20
>> perhaps not working system "by default".
>> I think that misses the point of an installer!
>
>
> USE flags control optional stuff. If something doesn't work because of=20
> a missing USE flag, that's a bug with that particular ebuild.
>
Ok, than let it miss, don=B4t set it wrong!
--=20
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