== Binary package requirements ==
* Ability to build and install binary packages with the same version but different USE flags. For example, MySQL server package (<code>-minimal</code> and MySQL client & libs package <code>minimal</code>)** don't go there: this imposes a significant amount of maintenance work and may still break. Rather provide large enough base sets and accept that some packages install too much (you can still disable them at runtime) and build the few deviations from the rule on the servers from source --[[User:Tiziano|Tiziano]] ([[User talk:Tiziano|talk]]) 14:39, 3 January 2014 (CET)
* Providing binary packages for different major (and sometimes minor) versions, for example: <code>dev-db/mysql-5.X.Y</code> and <code>dev-db/mysql-6.X.Y</code>.
* Provide binary packages for pre-compiled Linux kernels and modules (not just a binary package of <code>sys-kernel/gentoo-sources</code>)