Re: How a proper server profile should look like (was: Re: [gentoo-dev] removing the server profiles...)

[Dirkjan Ochtman]

On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 3:23 AM, Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> wrote:
>   If someone wants a *REALLY* basic system, they can start off with
> USE="-*" and add on stuff as necessary when portage complains and/or
> ebuilds break.  That's what I'd recommend to someone wanting to set up a
> "basic server" machine.

Yeah, but that sucks with USE_EXPAND. For example, I sure want some
version of Python installed, but setting USE="-*" removes all support
for Python versions and has me add them one by one. I guess I could do
that, but now I always have to keep up to date myself, which sucks.

Cheers,

Dirkjan