Bug 85925 - kde-edu depends on bost by defaul
Bug#: 85925 Product:  Gentoo Linux Version: 2004.3 Platform: All
OS/Version: All Status: RESOLVED Severity: normal Priority: P2
Resolution: FIXED Assigned To: kde@gentoo.org Reported By: squash@gentoo.org
Component: KDE
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Summary: kde-edu depends on bost by defaul
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Status Whiteboard: 
Opened: 2005-03-19 10:52 0000
Description:   Opened: 2005-03-19 10:52 0000
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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------- Comment #1 From Josh Grebe (RETIRED) 2005-03-19 11:04:32 0000 -------
Sorry, thats dev-libs/boost, not sys-libs/boost... :)

------- Comment #2 From Gregorio Guidi (RETIRED) 2005-03-19 13:36:18 0000 -------
I fully agree, too.

------- Comment #3 From Gregorio Guidi (RETIRED) 2005-03-24 10:02:33 0000 -------
Done now, 'python' was changed into local flag 'kig-scripting'.