> This is already supported by metadata.xml local use flags, you can add
> extended information as local use flag in addition to global use flag.
>
> So I take this as a friendly reminder that maintainers should start
> using the feature.
>
> -Samuli

It's cool! I did not know about this feature.
Is there a user friendly way to read this information from
metadata.xml? It seems that euse reads only use.desc and
use.local.desc.

On 03/18/2010 03:07 PM, Dmitry Bashkatov wrote:
>> This is already supported by metadata.xml local use flags, you can add
>> extended information as local use flag in addition to global use flag.
>>
>> So I take this as a friendly reminder that maintainers should start
>> using the feature.
>>
>> -Samuli
>
> It's cool! I did not know about this feature.
> Is there a user friendly way to read this information from
> metadata.xml? It seems that euse reads only use.desc and
> use.local.desc.
>

use.local.desc is automatically generated from metadata.xml files, so
it's the same thing

2010/3/18 Samuli Suominen <ssuominen@gentoo.org>:
> On 03/18/2010 03:07 PM, Dmitry Bashkatov wrote:
>>> This is already supported by metadata.xml local use flags, you can add
>>> extended information as local use flag in addition to global use flag.
>>>
>>> So I take this as a friendly reminder that maintainers should start
>>> using the feature.
>>>
>>> -Samuli
>>
>> It's cool! I did not know about this feature.
>> Is there a user friendly way to read this information from
>> metadata.xml? It seems that euse reads only use.desc and
>> use.local.desc.
>>
>
> use.local.desc is automatically generated from metadata.xml files, so
> it's the same thing
>
>

Thanks for your answers

> use.local.desc is automatically generated from metadata.xml files, so
> it's the same thing

And this will soon be properly documented:
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309963








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The fundamental theorem of algebra is open source. Like any other
mathematical theorem it can be applied free of charge and everybody
has access to its proof and can convince himself how it works. Why
should software be any different?

On Thursday 18 March 2010 09:17:43 Thomas Kahle wrote:
> > use.local.desc is automatically generated from metadata.xml files, so
> > it's the same thing
>
> And this will soon be properly documented:
> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309963

funny, it's in my `man portage` and has been for a while
-mike

On 03/19/2010 02:06 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On Thursday 18 March 2010 09:17:43 Thomas Kahle wrote:
>>> use.local.desc is automatically generated from metadata.xml files, so
>>> it's the same thing
>>
>> And this will soon be properly documented:
>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309963
>
> funny, it's in my `man portage` and has been for a while

I must admit that I did not look there (I tend to use internet search),
but it is also not in my current manpage (=sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.17)


use.local.desc

All local USE flags must be listed here along with the package and a
description.

Format:
- comments begin with # (no inline comments)
- package:use flag - description


Not a word of metadata.xml or auto-generation.









--
Thomas Kahle

The fundamental theorem of algebra is open source. Like any other
mathematical theorem it can be applied free of charge and everybody
has access to its proof and can convince himself how it works. Why
should software be any different?

On 03/19/2010 06:31 AM, Thomas Kahle wrote:
> On 03/19/2010 02:06 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> On Thursday 18 March 2010 09:17:43 Thomas Kahle wrote:
>>>> use.local.desc is automatically generated from metadata.xml files, so
>>>> it's the same thing
>>>
>>> And this will soon be properly documented:
>>> http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309963
>>
>> funny, it's in my `man portage` and has been for a while
>
> I must admit that I did not look there (I tend to use internet search),
> but it is also not in my current manpage (=sys-apps/portage-2.1.7.17)
>
>
> use.local.desc
>
> All local USE flags must be listed here along with the package and a
> description.
>
> Format:
> - comments begin with # (no inline comments)
> - package:use flag - description
>
>
> Not a word of metadata.xml or auto-generation.

I'm not sure what Mike meant, but after seeing his message I went
and updated the man page:

http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/portage/main/trunk/man/portage.5?r1=15795&r2=15834&makepatch=1&diff_forma t=h
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Thanks,
Zac