Bug 90015

Summary:	please add extra useflags to gnome ebuild
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Jelle Kalf <jelle>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	7words.sg, jelle
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Description Jelle Kalf 2005-04-21 23:43:23 UTC

Hi,

Could one of you devs please add in a few extra USE flags to the general gnome ebuilds. mainly because I'm irritated by all the packages it's trying to install I don't want, or do not depend on for having my gnome environment. 

The reason I'm requesting the useflags is because I don't want to edit the ebuild everytime I sync my portage tree.

packages that concern me are:
- epiphany   (I hate epiphany and Mozilla. I use firefox by choice)
- Evolution, data-server, webcal. (I'm using another mail package)

with a simple USE flag these packages could be kept from installing during an emerge.

example: 
USE="noevolution noepiphany" emerge gnome




Reproducible: Always
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Expected Results:  
USE="noevolution noepiphany" emerge gnome

Comment 1 Leung Ki Chi 2005-04-22 01:26:32 UTC

Why don't you emerge gnome-light instead?

Comment 2 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-04-22 05:33:00 UTC

See Leung's comment above.  Stop being so irritated, it stops you from being rational.

Comment 3 Jelle Kalf 2005-04-22 06:56:21 UTC

unsocialised arse detected.