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| author |   Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-04-10 02:16:27 +0000 |
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| committer | Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | 2021-08-01 03:38:38 +0100 |
| commit | 3a00a5fc63342e1a2a5e01ce2db232e5d21f2c3f (patch) | |
| tree | 4d2f4dcf7b9e8e157c7e3b6dcf5c8d6483d8b3b5 /ebuild-writing | |
| parent | ebuild-writing/common-mistakes: mention HTTPS for HOMEPAGE (diff) | |
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ebuild-writing/common-mistakes: mention leftover USE flags, inherits
Suggested-by: Joonas Niilola <juippis@gentoo.org> (inherits)
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
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| -rw-r--r-- | ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml | 13 |
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diff --git a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml index ce4bc95..1969efe 100644 --- a/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml +++ b/ebuild-writing/common-mistakes/text.xml @@ -381,6 +381,19 @@ Make sure when you bump a version, the stable KEYWORDS are all marked as </body> </subsection> <subsection> +<title>Unused flags and eclass inherits</title> +<body> + +<p> +Sometimes obsolete USE flags remain in IUSE despite having no function, e.g. a +dependency may have become mandatory but the USE flag remains in IUSE and *DEPEND. +Similarly, eclasses often become redundant due to changes in the ebuild, or new EAPIs, +e.g. <c>eutils.eclass</c> should be obsolete in modern EAPIs. Remember to prune these. +</p> + +</body> +</subsection> +<subsection> <title>SLOT missing</title> <body> |