Bugzilla Bug 85925

On Saturday 19 March 2005 20:11, Josh Grebe wrote:

>> Hello All,
>>
>> kdeedu-3.4 has added support for scripting the kig geometry application
>> through python, if you have sys-libs/boost installed. It is currently set
>> if USE=python, which is a default USE and a dangerous one to disable.
>>
>> Boost does not play nice with the common Unix build processes. It creates
>> its own replacement for auoconf and make, and it won't compile with -j>1.
>> This alone is enough to make someone to be weary about it, but add to that
>> that it is a huge c++ library that you more than likely don't want, and
>> that it is installed by default for functionaliy that you more than likely
>> don't want... Add to that that it takes 275 megs of space installed...
>>
>> I'd like to propose that we change it from the gloabl USE=python to
>> something like a local USE=scripting.

Sounds reasonable, I don't mind. Boost is indeed a heavy dep.
Could you file a bug so we don't forget? And if in a little while noone comes 
up with a reason not to do this, we'll do it.

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Sorry, thats dev-libs/boost, not sys-libs/boost... :)

I fully agree, too.

Done now, 'python' was changed into local flag 'kig-scripting'.