Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 09:45:34 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Frederic Culot <culot@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [CFT+BRAINSTORM] One USE_ to rule them all Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1302060939410.33529@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20130206124123.GP57799@culot.org> References: <20130204181946.GF67687@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <511003B3.90600@gmail.com> <20130205232407.GM88651@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <20130206091932.GF1268@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <20130206104221.GH1268@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <20130206124123.GP57799@culot.org>
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On Wed, 6 Feb 2013, Frederic Culot wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 10:19:32AM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote: >> Lots of people are asking to change the name saying they don't like USE_FEATURES >> here is the list of proposition that have been made, please vote for you >> favorites :) >> >> USE_FEATURES: keep it as is it is cool >> USE_FEATURE: please singular >> USES: Why bother with something longer >> USE: singular I said >> FEATURES: Why keeping USE? >> FEATURE: I told you singular! >> >> regards, >> Bapt > > Being one of those who found USE_FEATURES a bit too long I feel I need > to cast my vote now: I would go for 'USE' as it is shorter and more > generic than 'FEATURE'. Indeed sets of dependencies could be mentioned > here as well (equivalent of USE_XORG for example) which for me are more > requirements than features. Moreover it is closer to the actual USE_* > variables. > > Anyway to broaden the choice I also thought about the following: > COMPULSORY > REQUIRE > REQUISITE > MANDATORY > WANT/WANTED > NEED/NEEDED > > But again, 'USE' is fine by me. NEEDS was my thought after seeing the first list; REQUIRES is not bad, either. FEATURES is a little weird because it can be read as a verb: "this program features these things" when really it's trying to say it needs these things. USE works also. The concern there is overloading.
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