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On Wed, 31 May 2006 08:29:49 -0400, Timothy A. Holmes wrote: |
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> Raymond - the dev-lang/php use flag is there to pull in the PHP stuff as |
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> BASE requires it. |
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dev-lang/php is not a valid USE flag, php is. |
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If a program installed via portage requires php, portage will install it |
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as a dependency of that program. USE flags only affect optional |
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dependencies, such as when a program can be built with or without php |
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support. |
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You really should read the USE flag documentation before messing with |
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them too much. Along with the flexibility it brings, Gentoo gives you a |
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great deal of power to totally fsck your system by fiddling with things |
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you don't understand. |
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One would have thought that after destroying five systems in this way, |
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you would have resorted to the documentation. |
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Check /usr/portage/profiles/use.*desc for descriptions of all USE flags |
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and 'emerge --info' to see which are in effect on your system. |
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Finally, don't change to many at once, and keep track of what you have |
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done. that way, if things do go wrong, you can retrace your steps and |
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find the cause (and solution). |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Jimmy Hoffa is buried here ------> X |