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Perhaps an easier solution would be to have more make.defaults for the |
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user to choose from. i.e... |
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make.defaults.server = |
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USE=" berkdb crypt cups encode gdbm ipv6 java libg++ libwww mikmod ncurses |
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nlspam pdflib python qtmt readline slang spell ssl tcpd xml2 " |
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make.defaults.workstation-full = |
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USE="apm arts avi berkdb crypt encode gdbm gif gpm gtk imlib |
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java jpeg kde libg++ libwww mikmod motif mpeg ncurses nls |
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oggvorbis opengl pam pdflib png python qt qtmt quicktime readline sdl |
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slang spell ssl svga tcpd truetype X xml2 xmms xv" |
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and some various subsets of the workstation profile... |
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make.defaults.workstation-minimal |
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make.defaults.workstation-gnome |
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make.defaults.workstation-kde |
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etc |
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This is just off the top of my head, not well researched. |
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Dave |
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Craig Joly said: |
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> A complaint that I've seen in the comments section of every single |
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> Gentoo review is "I tried to emerge VIM on my server and it wants to |
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> install X. Gentoo sucks!" or something along those lines. At first, |
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> the answer seems obvious: |
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> USE="-X" emerge vim |
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> It doesn't work, unless you happen to have the rest of your USE flags |
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> set exactly right. When you look at the dependancies in the ebuild, |
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> you find that it also can depend on gtk. All right: |
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> USE="-X -gtk" emerge vim |
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> Still wants to install X. Now, we start digging. And discover that |
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> python is causing the problem because it can depend on tcltk, which |
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> depends on X. |
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> USE="-X -gtk -tcltk" emerge vim |
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> This should work in all cases. As far as I can tell. |
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> Same problem with nethack and a few other programs. It's not a big |
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> deal for those of us who are willing to dig through all of the ebuilds |
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> looking for a stray dependency, just a pain in the ass, but it really |
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> sucks for new users who just want to set up a server. |
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> |
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> A possible solution: super USE flags, for want of a better name. |
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> Something along the lines of USE="noX", where |
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> noX=-X -gtk -gtk2 -qt -qtmt -tcltk -fltk -gnome -gnome-libs -kde |
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> -bonobo -xv -dga (any other toolkits, etc) nodb=-postgres -mysql |
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> -berkdb -gdbm -innodb (any other databases) |
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> nosound=-als -oss -esd -arts -oggvorbis (any other sound stuff) |
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> nofb=-directfb fbcon |
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> noscript=-perl -python -ruby -tcltk -guile |
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> |
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> I think you get the idea. That way, if you want to guarantee |
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> installing vim without X support: |
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> USE="noX" emerge vim |
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> |
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> What do you guys think. |
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> |
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