On Thursday 11 October 2012 14:56:11 Ben Kohler wrote: > I would like to suggest that the "server" profile variants > (ie default/linux/amd64/10.0/server) be unlisted from profiles.desc, so > that they do not show up in "eselect profile list" for new users. As far > as I know, this server target is unmaintained, undesirable, and somewhat > silly, if you look at its make.defaults. If this target is being kept > around just so we don't break older setups, then simply removing from > profiles.desc would allow these systems to keep using the profile, without > presenting it as a viable option for new users.
sounds like something to fix rather than punt. i don't know why you think having server profiles is "undesirable", but i certainly desire it on many systems. like servers. the desktop and developer profiles are not appropriate. -mike
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