RE: [gentoo-user] Reconstructing a Gentoo Installer Computer

[Timothy A. Holmes]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raymond Lewis Rebbeck [mailto:dystopianray@×××××.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 8:22 AM
> To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Reconstructing a Gentoo Installer Computer
>
> On Wednesday, 31 May 2006 21:31, Timothy A. Holmes wrote:
> > Hi folks:
> >
> > A few months back, I went through a phase where I built several
> > computers via the gentoo installer disk,  they work, but they are
not as
> > well optimized as I would like.  I have successfully destroyed 5 of
them
> > trying to fix the use flags, so after that im to the point of asking
for
> > some help :) --
>
> Too much optimisation can be a bad thing.
>
> >
> > My IDS box is the next one on the list to be fixed.  I would like to
be
> > able to rebuild the kernel for what I use it for - -No problem there
--
> > that's simple.  And I would like to take out all the unused use
flags
> > and replace them with a basic set - -this is where I have gotten
into
> > trouble before on the other systems -- I can edit them in make.conf
so I
> > have what I want - right now it looks like I will be using
> >
> > USE="apache2 dev/lang-php mysql -ipv6 -mmx -mp3 -nls -xmms -alsa
-arts"
>
> What is dev/lang-php doing in there? If your intention is for the
mysql
> USE
> flag to only apply to dev/lang-php then put the line 'dev-lang/php
mysql'
> into /etc/portage/package.use
>
> Also mmx is not a default USE flag, specifically disabling it is
> redundant.
>
> >
> > Knowing that, once I edit make.conf, what do I need to do next to
get
> > stuff re-compiled etc?
>
> if you had looked at the emerge man page you'd have noticed the 'N'
> argument.
>
> >
> > Any other recommendation etc???
>
> My recommendation is to not touch any USE flags that you don't
understand.
> The
> defaults are usually perfectly fine unless you have a good reason to
> disable
> particular flags.
>
> I would also recommend that you go through and read all the portage
> documentation.
>
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > TIM
> >
> >
> > Timothy A. Holmes
> > IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher
> >
> > Medina Christian Academy
> > A Higher Standard...
> >
> > Jeremiah 33:3
> > Jeremiah 29:11
> > Esther 4:14
>
> --
> Raymond Lewis Rebbeck
> --
> gentoo-user@g.o mailing list

[Timothy A. Holmes] 


Raymond - the dev-lang/php use flag is there to pull in the PHP stuff as
BASE requires it.

The -mmx and several of the others are there to keep conky from pulling
in a bunch of stuff as well that it does not need

Thanks

TIM



Timothy A. Holmes
IT Manager / Network Admin / Web Master / Computer Teacher
 
Medina Christian Academy
A Higher Standard...
 
Jeremiah 33:3
Jeremiah 29:11
Esther 4:14



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