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From: gevisz <gevisz@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Something strange with use flags
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2018 16:48:01
Message-Id: CA+t6X7fV97GcD+oTCsoxHD=qmHjMCzqdtgivstNETLqDEgS2-g@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Something strange with use flags by "Corentin “Nado” Pazdera"
1 чт, 22 нояб. 2018 г. в 17:55, Corentin “Nado” Pazdera <nado@××××××××××.be>:
2 >
3 > November 22, 2018 4:41 PM, "gevisz" <gevisz@×××××.com> wrote:
4 >
5 > > After recent bug with changed Xorg-server suid use flag,
6 > > I became very suspicious about spontanеous use flag
7 > > shanges during system update and check them all.
8 > >
9 > > Today, I noticed the following attemped to change use flags
10 > > in my Gentoo system during update:
11 > >
12 > > # emerge --update --deep --with-bdeps=y --newuse --backtrack=120 --ask world
13 > >
14 > > These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
15 > >
16 > > Calculating dependencies... done!
17 > > [ebuild R ] dev-util/ninja-1.8.2 USE="(-zsh-completion%)"
18 > > [ebuild R ] media-video/ffmpeg-3.3.6 USE="(-celt%)"
19 > > [ebuild R ] media-video/vlc-3.0.4 USE="(-schroedinger%)"
20 > >
21 > > The problem is that
22 > > $ equery uses ffmpeg
23 > > and
24 > > $ equery uses vlc
25 > > commands show no celt and schroedinger use flags at all.
26 > >
27 > > Why?
28 >
29 > Because they are not in the ebuild IUSE anymore (hence the %).
30 >
31 > From man emerge
32 > > % suffix newly added or removed
33
34 Ok. Why these packages should be rebuild then if the corresponding
35 use flags just do not exit?

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Re: [gentoo-user] Something strange with use flags Andrew Savchenko <bircoph@g.o>
Re: [gentoo-user] Something strange with use flags Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Something strange with use flags Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>