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Bug 287985 - dev-libs/liboil: examples use flag should not be enabled by default
Summary: dev-libs/liboil: examples use flag should not be enabled by default
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Library (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal
Assignee: Freedesktop bugs
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Reported: 2009-10-07 00:34 UTC by Allen Brooker (AllenJB)
Modified: 2009-11-01 21:17 UTC (History)
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Description Allen Brooker (AllenJB) 2009-10-07 00:34:01 UTC 
Most users aren't library developers and therefore aren't interested in examples, so why does this package insist on them being installed by default?

In my opinion the examples use flag should not be enabled by default for libraries. If the content is required for the library, or software that uses the library to work properly, then it's not really examples, and the use flag name should be changed.
Comment 1 Gilles Dartiguelongue (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2009-11-01 21:17:50 UTC 
examples USE enables code that might be needed for upstream bug reports so it's better as a default.