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Diffstat (limited to 'portato/backend/flags.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | portato/backend/flags.py | 21 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/portato/backend/flags.py b/portato/backend/flags.py index a623973..f171356 100644 --- a/portato/backend/flags.py +++ b/portato/backend/flags.py @@ -192,6 +192,27 @@ def invert_use_flag (flag): else: return "-"+flag +def sort_use_flag_list (flaglist): + """ + Sorts a list of useflags. If a use flag starts with "+" or "-" this one is ignored for the matter of sorting. + This functions sorts the list itself - thus does not create a new one. But for convenience it returns the list too. + + @param flaglist: the list of useflags + @type flaglist: string[] + + @returns: the sorted list (Note: it is the same as the one passed in) + @rtype: string[] + """ + + def flag_key (flag): + if flag.startswith(("+","-")): + return flag[1:] + else: + return flag + + flaglist.sort(key = flag_key) + return flaglist + def set_use_flag (pkg, flag): """Sets the useflag for a given package. |