On 03/06/2016 23:33, Nick Vinson wrote:
> USE="gtk" is a dependency.
No. It is a feature. However, it is a feature named after the
dependencies needed to enable it. If a package has a hard dependency on
libgtk, a USE flag would not be added, but a soft dependency on libgtk
means that libgtk support is a feature or part of a feature (the feature
being you get to choose which toolkit is used).
If it was a dependency, then packages such as XFCE and evince would have
to use flags. However they don't.
So enough with the these are dependency use flags and those are feature
use flags. It's not true and it's a poor attempt to try and force this
idea through. If this is idea is a good one, such tactics aren't
needed. If it's not, the tactics aren't warranted.
Well, that's your opinion and thank you for stating it. I stated mine,
and neither are facts.
Alan
