Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-18 Thread Tobias Scherbaum
Doug Goldstein wrote: > > What is the benefit? > > > > Regards, > > > There is none really. Allow all use flags to exist in metadata.xml. It's > really more of a clarification to the GLEP if this is allowed. Agreed, it has no benefit at all plus would lead to some kind of useless duplication o

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-18 Thread Donnie Berkholz
On 13:11 Wed 13 Aug , Doug Goldstein wrote: > Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this > GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to > state that > > > > Would be allowed. This syntax is not actually disallowed or allowed by > the

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-18 Thread Doug Goldstein
Jeroen Roovers wrote: On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:13:26 -0400 Doug Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: What is the benefit? There is none really. Allow all use flags to exist in metadata.xml. It's really more of a clarification to the GLEP if this is allowed. [1] Come t

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-15 Thread Jeroen Roovers
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:13:26 -0400 Doug Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What is the benefit? > There is none really. Allow all use flags to exist in metadata.xml. > It's really more of a clarification to the GLEP if this is allowed. I personally think that this would facilitate a lot of

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-14 Thread Jan Kundrát
Josh Saddler wrote: > XML doesn't put a space between the attribute and the closing slash -- > XHTML does. Common mistake. Also, use " for attributes, rather than '. Nope, both is perfectly legal in XML (and illegal per the GDP coding style, which certainly doesn't apply to metadata.xml) :p. Chee

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Doug Goldstein
Santiago M. Mola wrote: On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Doug Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Howdy all, Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that Would be allowed. This sy

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Mark Loeser
Josh Saddler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > If you're going for proper XML, then it should look like this: > > > > XML doesn't put a space between the attribute and the closing slash -- > XHTML does. Common mistake. Also, use " for attributes, rather than '. Well, if we want to nitpick, adding a sp

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Josh Saddler
Doug Goldstein wrote: Howdy all, Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that Comments, Suggestions, Input are all welcome. If you're going for proper XML, then it should look l

Re: [gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Santiago M. Mola
On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 7:11 PM, Doug Goldstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy all, > > Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. > My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state > that > > > > Would be allowed. This syntax is not act

[gentoo-dev] [GLEP 56] metadata.xml USE flag descriptions [Clarifications]

2008-08-13 Thread Doug Goldstein
Howdy all, Further questions regarding use.desc have come up with regard to this GLEP. My proposed solution would be a potential amendment to the GLEP to state that Would be allowed. This syntax is not actually disallowed or allowed by the current GLEP, but mentioning it would allow a meta