Gentoo Archives: gentoo-dev

From: Kurt Lieber <klieber@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] punting the use.defaults feature
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:45:30
Message-Id: 20051118194525.GG12982@mail.lieber.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] punting the use.defaults feature by Ciaran McCreesh
1 On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 07:31:30PM +0000 or thereabouts, Ciaran McCreesh wrote:
2 > | Put USE="-* oneuse twouse reduse blueuse" in make.conf to set the
3 > | globals, and _then_ start tweaking in "package.use".
4 >
5 > ...and then watch your system explode because you didn't set various
6 > USE flags which should only be turned off on embedded systems.
7
8 We've been using the USE="-* foo bar" method on all of our infrastructure
9 servers since as far back as I can remember and have never had a problem as
10 a result.
11
12 Not trying to fan the flames one way or the other -- just stating a fact.
13
14 --kurt

Replies

Subject Author
Re: [gentoo-dev] punting the use.defaults feature Ciaran McCreesh <ciaranm@g.o>