Bug#886238: Build-Profiles purpose, mechanism vs policy (was Re: Bug#886238: Please introduce official nosystemd build profile)
On Tue, Jan 09, 2018 at 07:29:51PM -0500, Sam Hartman wrote:
> A build profile seems like a great way to express the flag, and like
> many things in Debian, the work would fall on those who would benefit
> from it.
> So, I do support the use of build profiles for use flags.
> I also believe there's sufficient utility for downstreams and users to
> justify this.
Okay. As you think they are worth to think about: Please take one such
a flag; provide a description what it should do, both for the user and
on the system level; describe both the advantages and the drawbacks.
Oh, and please provide a list of packages you would start with applying
this change.
Bastian
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