Bug 282032

Summary:	games-sports/vdrift ebuilds should have a force feedback USE flag
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	PhobosK <phobosk>
Component:	[OLD] Games	Assignee:	Gentoo Games <games>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	mr_bones_
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://wiki.vdrift.net/Setting_up_force_feedback
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	An ebuild that enables the force feedback in vdrift

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) gentoo-dev

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) gentoo-dev

2009-09-27 23:54:26 UTC

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