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On Monday 03 May 2010 03:21:29 Dale wrote: |
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> I rarely put a USE flag in anything but make.conf. Usually, if I |
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> need support for something, it is more than one package or that one |
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> package will want the support enabled for other packages it builds |
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> on as well. |
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One exception I suggest is mysql. If you put that USE flag in make.conf, |
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every application you install that can use a database back-end will be |
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built with it, adding unneeded complexity. |
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> I have disabled a USE flag in package.use before tho. That seems to |
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> work OK almost all the time. -doc and -hal come to mind without even |
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> looking at the file. |
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And I have this in package.use: |
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www-client/links -X -jpeg -png -tiff -directfb -fbcon -sdl |
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That's most useful during system installation, but as I only use links |
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at a VT I don't bother to change its flags later. |
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Rgds |
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Peter. |
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