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Date:      Wed, 6 Feb 2013 13:41:24 +0100
From:      Frederic Culot <culot@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: [CFT+BRAINSTORM] One USE_ to rule them all
Message-ID:  <20130206124123.GP57799@culot.org>
In-Reply-To: <20130206104221.GH1268@ithaqua.etoilebsd.net>
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>

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> 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.

Regards,
Frederic



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