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List:       gentoo-dev
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-dev] Let's populate IUSE_IMPLICIT in the base profile
From:       Mike Frysinger <vapier () gentoo ! org>
Date:       2012-10-30 8:24:46
Message-ID: 201210300424.47048.vapier () gentoo ! org
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On Thursday 27 September 2012 12:02:58 Ian Stakenvicius wrote:
> build is specifically for catalyst and/or for building the stages,
> right?  If so, this one makes sense to me to add.

this is used in a few packages, but we should encourage trimming it rather 
than expanding.  i see that the kernel & gcc account for the most usage.

> bootstrap I would guess is similar?  Unsure how that one is used at
> present.  If IUSE_IMPLICIT would still allow the boostrapping tool to
> set the use flag, i see no issues having it in the list.

bootstrap is used by two packages (gcc and freebsd-lib).  in the gcc case, we 
should kill it.  so this is not a flag we should be encouraging at all.

file https://bugs.gentoo.org/440224 for killing both in gcc
-mike

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