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From: Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to set package.use for layman overlays
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 08:11:22
Message-Id: 4E411DE8-755F-4D3B-9A7F-9976F83EFCC9@stellar.eclipse.co.uk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to set package.use for layman overlays by Alexander Meinke
1 On 17 May 2008, at 16:00, Alexander Meinke wrote:
2
3 >>> So again, if one wanted to set some use flags differently for layman
4 >>> packages ... where and how would that be done?
5 >> I think that you should use package.use.
6 >
7 > Yes. According to Strollers post this is done by an package.use
8 > file in /usr/portage/layman I think.
9
10 Yes, package.use, but not anywhere special - just the regular one in /
11 etc/portage/, /etc/portage/package.use. This sets use flags for all
12 packages, both in the main tree AND in layman.
13
14 Stroller.
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