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274<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">52</td> 274<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">52</td>
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276<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">RESTRICT=interactive</td> 276<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">RESTRICT=unattended</td>
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278<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.1</td> 278<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.3</td>
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280<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0052.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006/10/13 22:48:15</a></td> 280<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0052.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006/10/27 15:45:26</a></td>
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282<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Marius Mauch &lt;genone&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;,</td> 282<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Marius Mauch &lt;genone&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;,</td>
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284<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> 284<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td>
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325certain package will require their attention during the build process.</p> 325certain package will require their attention during the build process.</p>
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328<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> 328<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
329<p>Portage (and by extension other package managers) will support a new value for 329<p>Portage (and by extension other package managers) will support a new value for
330the RESTRICT metadata variable called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">interactive</span></tt>. This value may be used by 330the RESTRICT metadata variable called <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">unattended</span></tt>. This value may be used by
331the package manager and tools using its API to filter packages that require 331the package manager and tools using its API to filter packages that require
332interactive actions (for example to mask them in automated build environments). 332interactive actions (for example to mask them in automated build environments).
333How the package manager exactly reacts on the presence of this new flag is beyond 333How the package manager exactly reacts on the presence of this new flag is beyond
334this specification, but it's recommended to indicate it's presence to the user 334this specification, but it's recommended to indicate it's presence to the user
335whenever relevant.</p> 335whenever relevant.</p>
336<p>This new setting should be used in ebuilds if it is known that they _typically_ 336<p>This new setting should be used in ebuilds if it is known that they _typically_
337require user attention during the build process. If an ebuild just has a limited 337require user attention during the build process. If an ebuild just has a limited
338<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">risk</span></tt> of becoming interactive (like using the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">built_with_use</span></tt> function) 338<tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">risk</span></tt> of becoming interactive (like using the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">built_with_use</span></tt> function)
339it shouldn't be restricted.</p> 339it shouldn't be restricted. Note that only package installation is covered here,
340interactivity in package removals (in pkg_prerm and pkg_postrm) can not be
341indicated with this feature.</p>
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341<div class="section"> 343<div class="section">
342<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> 344<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1>
343<p>The new RESTRICT=interactive metadata setting will give us the following benefits:</p> 345<p>The new RESTRICT=unattended metadata setting will give us the following benefits:</p>
344<ol class="arabic simple"> 346<ol class="arabic simple">
345<li>Enable masking of interactive ebuilds for automated build environments</li> 347<li>Enable masking of interactive ebuilds for automated build environments</li>
346<li>Metadata based searching for interactive ebuilds (superior to grep)</li> 348<li>Metadata based searching for interactive ebuilds (superior to grep)</li>
347<li>Less frustrated users caused by <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">hanging</span></tt> build processes</li> 349<li>Less frustrated users caused by <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">hanging</span></tt> build processes</li>
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