Bug 282032 – games-sports/vdrift ebuilds should have a force feedback USE flag

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description PhobosK 2009-08-19 16:36:01 UTC]

VDrift supports force feedback, but only if compiled with the right scons' option: force_feedback=1

The current ebuilds do not enable this option at all.
A force feedback USE flag should be added(i use the flag "ff" in my ebuild)
The ebuild I propose is tested on amd64 and works ok with FF enabled in the game.

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 PhobosK 2009-08-19 16:38:51 UTC]

Created attachment 201717 [details]
An ebuild that enables the force feedback in vdrift

Added a ff USE flag to the original ebuild

[Comment 2 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) 2009-09-24 20:58:38 UTC]

Why would we just not always compile it with force_feedback=1?  I guess I don't really see the point of having a use flag for it.

[Comment 3 PhobosK 2009-09-24 21:41:48 UTC]

(In reply to comment #2)
Well since it is an option given by the upstream, probably we should comply with  that.
There are a number of ebuilds that do not allow the user to choose all the options upstream gives. I think it is wrong to decide instead of the user if an option should be turned on or off. 
Anyway my point was that this option should be turned on during compilation... with or without a force feedback USE flag...

[Comment 4 Mr. Bones. (RETIRED) 2009-09-27 23:54:26 UTC]

doesn't seem like there is a down side to just always compiling it in.  In portage.