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| author |   Jeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org> | 2010-08-04 14:43:54 +0000 |
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| committer |   hwoarang <hwoarang@gentoo.org> | 2010-08-04 21:36:29 +0300 |
| commit | 8095994ddde25a75e99fd34dff81cf8522cd0ce4 (patch) | |
| tree | 936d4ea1c46a90dfd7470e6482b1782b5800e25b | |
| parent | eclass-reference: Add note about installing eclass-manpages (diff) | |
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use-flags: Add note about USE flags for rdeps that don't change the package
| -rw-r--r-- | general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml | 8 |
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diff --git a/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml b/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml index a1cf2c4..3ca3aff 100644 --- a/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml +++ b/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml @@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ break, among other issues. </p> +<p> + The usage of a <c>USE</c> flag should not control runtime dependencies when + the package does not link to it. Doing so will create extra + configuration for the package and re-compilation for no underlying file + change on disk. This should be avoided and instead can be conveyed to the + user via post install messages if needed. +</p> + <note> The status of USE flags is saved in the VDB, and their value in <c>pkg_prerm</c> and <c>pkg_postrm</c> is taken from there. This means that |