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Diffstat (limited to 'general-concepts/use-flags')
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml b/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml index bc9d165..20ab4ae 100644 --- a/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml +++ b/general-concepts/use-flags/text.xml @@ -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> |