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From: Daniel Frey <djqfrey@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to find which version of $package supports $USE ?
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:19:01
Message-Id: 56EC2A6A.5010503@gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] How to find which version of $package supports $USE ? by Stroller
1 On 03/18/2016 09:07 AM, Stroller wrote:
2 > Hello,
3 >
4 > I noticed today that openssh has a USE flag that I was unaware of:
5 >
6 > $ emerge -UDp world
7 >
8 > These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
9 >
10 > Calculating dependencies... done!
11 > [ebuild U ] sys-boot/grub-2.02_beta2-r9 [2.02_beta2-r3] USE="fonts%* themes%*" GRUB_PLATFORMS="-uboot%"
12 > [ebuild U ] net-misc/openssh-7.2_p2 [7.1_p2] USE="-hpn*"
13 > [ebuild U ] sys-fs/udev-225 [216]
14 >
15 > * IMPORTANT: 3 news items need reading for repository 'gentoo'.
16 > * Use eselect news read to view new items.
17 >
18 > $ euses hpn
19 > net-misc/openssh:hpn - Enable high performance ssh
20 > $
21 >
22 > High performance, bro!?! That sounds cool, I'll have some of that!
23 >
24 > There are some indications that this USE flag may significantly speed up scp transfers: http://www.psc.edu/index.php/hpn-ssh
25 >
26 >
27
28 I don't know of a utility, but I have:
29
30 $ emerge -pv openssh
31
32 These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
33
34 Calculating dependencies... done!
35 [ebuild R ] net-misc/openssh-7.1_p2::gentoo USE="X hpn pam pie ssl
36 -X509 -bindist -debug -kerberos -ldap -ldns -libedit (-libressl) -sctp
37 (-selinux) -skey -ssh1 -static" 0 KiB
38
39 Total: 1 package (1 reinstall), Size of downloads: 0 KiB
40
41
42 I have it built here using 7.1_p2, maybe there was a regression in the
43 new version?
44
45 Dan

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