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authorJeremy Olexa <darkside@gentoo.org>2010-07-13 16:46:55 -0500
committerMarkos Chandras <hwoarang@gentoo.org>2010-07-15 16:58:25 +0300
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use-flags: Remove ambiguous 'thing' description.
Instead refer to 'thing' as a flag. Reformat source for readability
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@@ -114,25 +114,28 @@ RDEPEND="fakemedia? ( >=media-libs/fakemedia-1-1 )"
<body>
<p>
-USE flags are categorised as either local or global. A global USE flag must satisfy several criteria:
+ USE flags are categorised as either local or global. A global USE flag must
+ satisfy several criteria:
</p>
<ul>
- <li>It is used by many different packages.</li>
+ <li>It is used by many different packages, at least 5 seems to be agreed
+ upon.</li>
<li>It has a general non-specific purpose.</li>
</ul>
<p>
-The second point is important. If the effect of the <c>thing</c> USE flag upon
-<c>pkg-one</c> is substantially different from the effect it has upon <c>pkg-two</c>,
-then <c>thing</c> is not a suitable candidate for being made a global flag. In
-particular, note that if <c>client</c> and <c>server</c> USE flags are ever
-introduced, they can not be global USE flags for this reason.
+ The second point is important. If the effect of the USE flag upon
+ <c>pkg-one</c> is substantially different from the effect it has upon
+ <c>pkg-two</c>, then the flag is not a suitable candidate for being made a
+ global flag. In particular, note that if <c>client</c> and <c>server</c>
+ USE flags are ever introduced, they can not be global USE flags for this
+ reason.
</p>
<p>
-Before introducing a new global USE flag, it must be discussed on the gentoo-dev
-mailing list.
+ Before introducing a new global USE flag, it must be discussed on the
+ gentoo-dev mailing list.
</p>
</body>