68727 2004-10-24 11:12 0000 USE flag "java" should be split into "java-jre" and "java-jdk" 2004-10-30 08:53:16 0000 1 1 1 Unclassified Gentoo Linux Ebuilds unspecified All All RESOLVED WONTFIX P2 enhancement --- 1 zarhan@iki.fi java@gentoo.org zarhan@iki.fi 2004-10-24 11:12:39 0000 The use flag "java" should be split. For example, mozilla-firefox only requires JRE (the ebuild has only): RDEPEND="virtual/x11 (...) java? ( virtual/jre ) However, db (version 4.1.25_p1-r3, latest stable) has: DEPEND="tcltk? ( dev-lang/tcl ) java? ( virtual/jdk )" RDEPEND="tcltk? ( dev-lang/tcl ) java? ( virtual/jre )" This means, that when I have emerged sun-jre for web browsing, and decide to update world (with java flag set), portage wants to emerge a jdk as well (blackdown-jdk). Therefore, I think that these java USE-flags should be split depending on whether the ebuild utilizes JRE or JDK.. Desired result is that I can set USE="java-jre" emerge mozilla-firefox ...emerges a jre (whatever that may be, blackdown, sun, etc) emerge db ...does NOT emerge a JDK. If it requires JDK for the java functionality, then don't utilize java at all. axxo@gentoo.org 2004-10-30 08:05:48 0000 Well, the use flag is for java support some need a jdk others a jre .. if you only want one, isntall a jdk, it includes a jre zarhan@iki.fi 2004-10-30 08:53:16 0000 Well, I'll resort to per-package use-flags (/etc/portage/package.use) then (+java for web browser, -java for everything that requires jdk).