Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why have a use-flag that can not be disabled?
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:08:56
Message-Id: 20110628150108.4687e96c@zaphod.digimed.co.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Why have a use-flag that can not be disabled? by "Sebastian Beßler"
1 On Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:52:22 +0200, Sebastian Beßler wrote:
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3 > atm I play with some use-flags and found that amarok has the flag player
4 > that can not be disabled.
5 >
6 > #required by amarok (argument)
7 > =media-sound/amarok-2.4.1 player
8 >
9 > If this flag is required at all costs, why make a flag at all? What good
10 > is a switch that can not be toggled?
11
12 As usual, the answer comes from reading the ebuild. You must have at
13 least one of player or utils in USE. -player works fine, as long as you
14 don't also have -utils.
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17 --
18 Neil Bothwick
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20 3 things happen as you age: 1) Your memory goes; 2) uh..um

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Re: [gentoo-user] Why have a use-flag that can not be disabled? "Sebastian Beßler" <sebastian@××××××××××××.de>