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On Saturday 24 May 2008, Erik Ruotsalainen wrote: |
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> On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 10:02:50AM +0000, dhk wrote: |
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> > How can I modify the CFLAGS before emerging a package? I want to |
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> > add -g2 to the compile of libxml2 so I can step through their |
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> > functions. If I add -g2 to CFLAGS in make.conf it will do it for |
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> > all packages which is not what I want. |
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> > |
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> > Thanks, |
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> > |
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> > Dave |
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> > -- |
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> > gentoo-user@l.g.o mailing list |
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> Same way as with USE flags, I think. |
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> # CFLAGS="-g2" emerge libxml2 |
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This works, but is not recommended. |
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Portage will not remember those settings in a way that can be |
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duplicated, so the next time that package gets remerged (especially as |
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part of a deep update) it will be recompiled without the custom CFLAGS. |
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This is a serious blunder and non-trivial to detect and fix. It violates |
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the sacrosanct Law Of No Unexpected Side Effects |
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Alan McKinnon |
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alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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