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On Sunday 01 October 2006 22:36, Ryan Tandy <tarpman@×××××××××××××××××.com> |
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wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] Portage parenthesis': |
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> The parentheses denote flags that are masked by your profile, e.g. |
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> selinux is only available on the selinux profile. Some |
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> hardware-specific flags have this as well, e.g. altivec is masked on |
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> non-ppc profiles. |
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Also, while in those examples, the masked flag is forced OFF, flags can |
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also be forced ON by the profile, e.g. the multilib flag. |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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