Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 02:41:24 -0600 (CST)
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Re:=20[alpine-devel]=20The=20install=5Fif=20feature=20in=20apk?=
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From: "Matt Smith" <mcs@darkregion.net>
To: "=?UTF-8?Q?Timo=20Ter=C3=A4s?=" <timo.teras@iki.fi>
Cc: "Natanael Copa" <ncopa@alpinelinux.org>,
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On Saturday, January 8, 2011 2:24am, "Timo Ter=C3=A4s" <timo.teras@iki.fi> =
said:=0A> On 01/08/2011 09:38 AM, Matt Smith wrote:=0A>> IMHO, use-flags wa=
s just another one of those features that scared me=0A>> away from using Ge=
ntoo Linux.=0A>>=0A>> For instance, this is just horrifying:=0A>> http://ww=
w.gentoo.org/dyn/use-index.xml=0A> =0A> Yes, that's a horribly long list to=
 go through.=0A> =0A>> On one hand, I think use-flags could be a great thin=
g, but on the other,=0A>> I just don't want to see it get out of hand, or b=
e forced on the user in=0A>> order to use the system.  I think if those 'ru=
les' could be followed, then=0A>> we could enjoy use-flags.=0A> =0A> The id=
ea on install_if is that it's completely optional. You can always=0A> insta=
ll your packages on per-package basis, and you never need to=0A> install th=
e virtual targets.=0A> =0A> However, install_if gives you a great help, if =
you just want some=0A> feature X to work. Like "make all programs localized=
 to Norwegian". It'd=0A> be single command: "apk add lang-no" instead of go=
ing through all the=0A> packages having Norwegian support and installing th=
e them one by one.=0A=0ASounds fair.=0A=0AOn the language packs, would you =
be leaning more towards virtual packages=0Aor some sort of use-flags?=0A=0A=
Other than that, what do you think about using use-flags for installing the=
=0Asoftware packages?=0A=0AMatt



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