Re: [gentoo-user] Profile USE flags

[Dale]

Graham Murray wrote:
> I have just looked at the 2007.0 profile and have seen that extra USE
> flags have been added. Is there any source of information on the
> reasoning behind USE flags being added to and removed from profiles?
> Knowing the reasons for specific flags being added or removed from the
> profile would help make an informed decision as to whether to edit
> /etc/make.conf and add '-flagname' for features which have been added
> but I do not think I need (or want) and add 'flagname' for those which
> have been removed but I think I still want.
>

Well, if you want to know what a USE flag is for, you can try euse.  It
works like this:

> root@smoker / # euse -i gimp
> global use flags (searching: gimp)
> ************************************************************
> no matching entries found
>
> local use flags (searching: gimp)
> ************************************************************
> [+ C  ] gimp (media-gfx/dcraw):
> Builds rawphoto plugin for the GIMP
>
> [+ C  ] gimp (media-gfx/gtkam):
> GIMP plugin from gtkam
>
> [+ C  ] gimp (media-gfx/iscan):
> Build a plugin for the GIMP
>
> [+ C  ] gimp (media-gfx/sane-frontends):
> Build a plugin for the GIMP
>
> [+ C  ] gimp (media-gfx/ufraw):
> Build a plugin for the GIMP
>
> [+ C  ] gimp (media-gfx/xsane):
> Build a plugin for the GIMP
>
> root@smoker / #

man euse for more info.  It is part of gentoolkit if you need to install it.

I hope that helps.

Dale

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