Re: [gentoo-user] Re: mysql USE flag error

[Mick]

2009/10/20 Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com>:
> 2009/10/20 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>:
>> On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:07:23 +0100, Mick wrote:
>>
>>> emerge: there are no ebuilds built with USE flags to satisfy
>>> ">=dev-libs/soprano-2.3.0[clucene,dbus,raptor,java]".
>>> !!! One of the following packages is required to complete your request:
>>> - dev-libs/soprano-2.3.1 (Change USE: +java)
>>> (dependency required by "kde-base/nepomuk-4.3.1" [ebuild])
>>> (dependency required by "kde-base/kmail-4.3.1-r1" [ebuild])
>>> (dependency required by "world" [argument])
>>>
>>> Why on earth does kmail need jdk?
>>
>> It doesn't, it needs nepomuk which in turn needs soprano with either the
>> java or redland USE flag.
>>
>>> How can I avoid installing java?
>>
>> Either merge soprano with USE="redland" or set USE="-semantic-desktop"
>> to do without nepomuk altogether.
>
> Thank you all for persisting with me.  :-)
>
> I'm afraid the -semantic-desktop USE flag did not cut it.  So, I
> emerged dev-libs/soprano with -java +redland and all seems good.
>
> A few more things that look odd are:
>
> [ebuild  N    ] net-libs/libvncserver-0.9.1  USE="jpeg zlib -no24bpp
> -nobackchannel" 1,036 kB [0]
> [ebuild  N    ] sys-boot/lilo-22.8-r2  USE="-device-mapper -minimal
> -pxeserial -static" 431 kB [0]
> [ebuild  N    ] dev-games/libggz-0.0.14.1  USE="-debug -gnutls" 467 kB [0]
> [ebuild  N    ] dev-games/ggz-client-libs-0.0.14.1  USE="-debug" 600 kB [0]
>
> I don't really need a vnc server on this machine.  I also don't need
> games and I prefer GRUB to LILO.  So why is KDE4 springing all these
> goodies onto me?
>
> How should I tell it not to?
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
>

Ditto for sys-devel/bin86 - do I need such a thing?
-- 
Regards,
Mick