Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:52:50 -0500 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Armin Pirkovitsch <sperber@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [CFT+BRAINSTORM] One USE_ to rule them all Message-ID: <CAF6rxgkigsEw39hyKssS-hOz_CbNNjD%2BQJw78aNaNHkzDsyq7A@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5112B710.9040000@FreeBSD.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> <CAF6rxg=PTJLz98sODL96GPM6%2Bv-gvWqop0wja0e2iBupNoHmDA@mail.gmail.com> <20130206132101.GI1268@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net> <CAF6rxgmwSY1kA6E%2BkK-f-OMTyadBr%2B2zAqV-cNzvt3O6yix-TQ@mail.gmail.com> <5112B710.9040000@FreeBSD.org>
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On 6 February 2013 15:03, Armin Pirkovitsch <sperber@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On 02/06/13 14:26, Eitan Adler wrote:
>> On 6 February 2013 08:21, Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>> On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 08:13:54AM -0500, Eitan Adler wrote:
>>>> On 6 February 2013 07:41, Frederic Culot <culot@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> FEATURES. It is likely to be easy to grep (as opposed to USE).
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Eitan Adler
>>>
>>> What's wrong with grep USE= or grep USE+ ?
>>
>> easier does not mean the alternate is impossible.
>>
>> grep -R FEATURES /usr/ports
>> is slightly easier than
>> grep -ER "USE[+=]" /usr/ports
>>
>> which is also wrong (it loses ${USE} for example).
>
> wouldn't "USES" solve that dilemma?
> And it would grammatically even be correct:
> Port X USES gmake, gettext, whatever...
There are already a number of false positives. The objection is not
as strong though.
My preference is for a distinct, easily greppable, low false positive, term.
--
Eitan Adler
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