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27<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">56</td> 270<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">GLEP:</th><td class="field-body">56</td>
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29<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">USE flag descriptions in metadata</td> 272<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">USE flag descriptions in metadata</td>
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31<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.2</td> 274<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.3</td>
32</tr> 275</tr>
33<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-0056.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2008/07/10 18:15:05</a></td> 276<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-0056.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2008/07/10 22:13:45</a></td>
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35<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Doug Goldstein &lt;cardoe&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td> 278<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Doug Goldstein &lt;cardoe&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td>
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37<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> 280<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Accepted</td>
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39<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td> 282<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td>
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41<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td> 284<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td>
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43<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">03-Jun-2008</td> 286<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">03-Jun-2008</td>
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45<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">13-Jun-2008</td> 288<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">05-June-2008, 13-Jun-2008</td>
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50<div class="contents topic"> 293<div class="contents topic">
51<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p> 294<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p>
52<ul class="simple"> 295<ul class="simple">
53<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id11" name="id11">Abstract</a></li> 296<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id12" name="id12">Abstract</a></li>
54<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id12" name="id12">Motivation</a></li> 297<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id13" name="id13">Motivation</a></li>
55<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id13" name="id13">Specification</a></li> 298<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id14" name="id14">Specification</a></li>
56<li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id14" name="id14">Credits</a></li> 299<li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id15" name="id15">Credits</a></li>
57<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id15" name="id15">References</a></li> 300<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id16" name="id16">References</a></li>
58<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id16" name="id16">Backwards Compatibility</a></li> 301<li><a class="reference" href="#backwards-compatibility" id="id17" name="id17">Backwards Compatibility</a></li>
59<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id17" name="id17">Copyright</a></li> 302<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id18" name="id18">Copyright</a></li>
60</ul> 303</ul>
61</div> 304</div>
62<div class="section"> 305<div class="section">
63<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id11" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> 306<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
64<p>This GLEP proposes to add per-package USE flag descriptions to each package's 307<p>This GLEP proposes to add per-package USE flag descriptions to each package's
65metadata.</p> 308metadata.</p>
66</div> 309</div>
67<div class="section"> 310<div class="section">
68<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id12" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> 311<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1>
69<p>Gives Gentoo users the ability to better identify how USE flags affect their 312<p>Gives Gentoo users the ability to better identify how USE flags affect their
70installations of a given package. For example, many global USE flags have very 313installations of a given package. For example, many global USE flags have very
71generic descriptions but no specifics on how it affects a certain package. 314generic descriptions but no specifics on how it affects a certain package.
72Specifically speaking, an example would be net-print/cups and the 'jpeg' USE 315Specifically speaking, an example would be net-print/cups and the 'jpeg' USE
73flag. Does this flag mean you won't be able to print jpeg files? You can print 316flag. Does this flag mean you won't be able to print jpeg files? You can print
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78and <a class="footnote-reference" href="#motivators4" id="id4" name="id4">[9]</a></li> 321and <a class="footnote-reference" href="#motivators4" id="id4" name="id4">[9]</a></li>
79</ul> 322</ul>
80</blockquote> 323</blockquote>
81</div> 324</div>
82<div class="section"> 325<div class="section">
83<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id13" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> 326<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
84<p>This GLEP proposes the addition of <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;use&gt;</span></tt> XML tag that is only allowed to 327<p>This GLEP proposes the addition of <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;use&gt;</span></tt> XML tag that is only allowed to
85appear inside of a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;pkgmetadata&gt;</span></tt> XML tag.</p> 328appear inside of a <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;pkgmetadata&gt;</span></tt> XML tag.</p>
86<blockquote> 329<blockquote>
87<ul> 330<ul>
88<li><p class="first">Inside the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;use&gt;</span></tt> XML tag, the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;flag&gt;</span></tt> XML tag is allowed to appear 331<li><p class="first">Inside the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;use&gt;</span></tt> XML tag, the <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;flag&gt;</span></tt> XML tag is allowed to appear
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107</ul> 350</ul>
108</blockquote> 351</blockquote>
109</li> 352</li>
110<li><p class="first">Each <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;flag&gt;</span></tt> XML tag allows 0 or more nested <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;pkg&gt;</span></tt> XML tags whose 353<li><p class="first">Each <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;flag&gt;</span></tt> XML tag allows 0 or more nested <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;pkg&gt;</span></tt> XML tags whose
111character data is a valid CP or CPV as defined by the 354character data is a valid CP or CPV as defined by the
112<cite>Gentoo Development Guide - Ebuild File Format</cite> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#devmanual" id="id6" name="id6">[5]</a>.</p> 355<cite>Gentoo Development Manual - Ebuild File Format</cite> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#devmanual" id="id6" name="id6">[5]</a>.</p>
113</li> 356</li>
114<li><p class="first">Each <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;flag&gt;</span></tt> XML tag allows 0 or more nested <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;cat&gt;</span></tt> XML tags whose 357<li><p class="first">Each <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;flag&gt;</span></tt> XML tag allows 0 or more nested <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;cat&gt;</span></tt> XML tags whose
115character data is a valid category.</p> 358character data is a valid category.</p>
116</li> 359</li>
117<li><p class="first">The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;use&gt;</span></tt> XML tag may appear multiple times inside of the 360<li><p class="first">The <tt class="docutils literal"><span class="pre">&lt;use&gt;</span></tt> XML tag may appear multiple times inside of the
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122<cite>Gentoo Developer Handbook</cite> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#devhandbook" id="id7" name="id7">[4]</a>.</li> 365<cite>Gentoo Developer Handbook</cite> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#devhandbook" id="id7" name="id7">[4]</a>.</li>
123</ul> 366</ul>
124</li> 367</li>
125</ul> 368</ul>
126</blockquote> 369</blockquote>
127<p>Documentation for the Developer Manual and the metadata.dtd can be found in 370<p>Documentation for the <cite>Gentoo Developer Handbook</cite> <a class="footnote-reference" href="#devhandbook" id="id8" name="id8">[4]</a> and the
128Gentoo's Bugzilla <a class="footnote-reference" href="#use-flag-metadata-bug" id="id8" name="id8">[1]</a> bug #199788.</p> 371metadata.dtd can be found in Gentoo's Bugzilla <a class="footnote-reference" href="#use-flag-metadata-bug" id="id9" name="id9">[1]</a>
372bug #199788.</p>
129<p>The following are two concrete examples in tree, <a class="footnote-reference" href="#use-flag-metadata-example1" id="id9" name="id9">[2]</a> 373<p>The following are two concrete examples in tree, <a class="footnote-reference" href="#use-flag-metadata-example1" id="id10" name="id10">[2]</a>
130and <a class="footnote-reference" href="#use-flag-metadata-example2" id="id10" name="id10">[3]</a>.</p> 374and <a class="footnote-reference" href="#use-flag-metadata-example2" id="id11" name="id11">[3]</a>.</p>
131<p>And the following is an embedded example and not from a real package:</p> 375<p>And the following is an embedded example and not from a real package:</p>
132<pre class="literal-block"> 376<pre class="literal-block">
133&lt;use&gt; 377&lt;use&gt;
134 &lt;flag name='acpi'&gt;Enables HAL to attempt to read from 378 &lt;flag name='acpi'&gt;Enables HAL to attempt to read from
135 /proc/acpi/event, if unavailable, HAL will read events from 379 /proc/acpi/event, if unavailable, HAL will read events from
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142 dictionaries found in &lt;cat&gt;app-dict&lt;/cat&gt;&lt;/flag&gt; 386 dictionaries found in &lt;cat&gt;app-dict&lt;/cat&gt;&lt;/flag&gt;
143&lt;/use&gt; 387&lt;/use&gt;
144</pre> 388</pre>
145</div> 389</div>
146<div class="section"> 390<div class="section">
147<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id14" id="credits" name="credits">Credits</a></h1> 391<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15" id="credits" name="credits">Credits</a></h1>
148<p>Thanks to the following persons for their input on or related to this GLEP 392<p>Thanks to the following persons for their input on or related to this GLEP
149(even though they might not have known it): 393(even though they might not have known it):
150Diego Pettenò (flameeyes), Alec Warner (antarus), Joshua Nichols (nichoj), 394Diego Pettenò (flameeyes), Alec Warner (antarus), Joshua Nichols (nichoj),
151Steve Dibb (beandog), and Tiziano Müller (dev-zero)</p> 395Steve Dibb (beandog), and Tiziano Müller (dev-zero)</p>
152</div> 396</div>
153<div class="section"> 397<div class="section">
154<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id15" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1> 398<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id16" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1>
155<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="use-flag-metadata-bug" rules="none"> 399<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="use-flag-metadata-bug" rules="none">
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157<tbody valign="top"> 401<tbody valign="top">
158<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id8" name="use-flag-metadata-bug">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199788">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199788</a></td></tr> 402<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id9" name="use-flag-metadata-bug">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199788">http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199788</a></td></tr>
159</tbody> 403</tbody>
160</table> 404</table>
161<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="use-flag-metadata-example1" rules="none"> 405<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="use-flag-metadata-example1" rules="none">
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163<tbody valign="top"> 407<tbody valign="top">
164<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id9" name="use-flag-metadata-example1">[2]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/hal/metadata.xml?view=markup">http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/hal/metadata.xml?view=markup</a></td></tr> 408<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id10" name="use-flag-metadata-example1">[2]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/hal/metadata.xml?view=markup">http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/sys-apps/hal/metadata.xml?view=markup</a></td></tr>
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167<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="use-flag-metadata-example2" rules="none"> 411<table class="docutils footnote" frame="void" id="use-flag-metadata-example2" rules="none">
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170<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id10" name="use-flag-metadata-example2">[3]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/media-tv/mythtv/metadata.xml?view=markup">http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/media-tv/mythtv/metadata.xml?view=markup</a></td></tr> 414<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id11" name="use-flag-metadata-example2">[3]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/media-tv/mythtv/metadata.xml?view=markup">http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo-x86/media-tv/mythtv/metadata.xml?view=markup</a></td></tr>
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176<tr><td class="label"><a name="devhandbook">[4]</a></td><td><em>(<a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">1</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id7">2</a>)</em> <a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4">http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4</a></td></tr> 420<tr><td class="label"><a name="devhandbook">[4]</a></td><td><em>(<a class="fn-backref" href="#id5">1</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id7">2</a>, <a class="fn-backref" href="#id8">3</a>)</em> <a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4">http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/devrel/handbook/handbook.xml?part=2&amp;chap=4</a></td></tr>
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