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On Fri, Aug 05, 2005 at 09:41:15PM -0400, C.Beamer wrote: |
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> Now for the question. I need confirmation of my understanding. In |
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> the make.conf file when setting up the USE flags, I include anything |
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> that I want to have compiled into the programs that I install, |
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> correct? If I don't want an option to be compiled in all programs, I |
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> prefix that with a - sign. If I want an option for a specific |
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> package, I use the package.use file. |
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> So, if I don't want to compile gnome, then I use -gnome as one of the |
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> keywords. I don't use gnome, never have, never will, but there are |
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> gnome applications that I like - gnumeric to name one, plus there are |
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> a few gnome games. So, is it my best bet to include -gnome as a |
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> keyword in my make.conf USE statement and the add it in the |
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> package.use file for those applications that need it? |
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> I'm using gnome here as an example, but if my understanding is |
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> correct, I assume this would apply to anything. And yes, I know that |
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> you can declare temporary use flags when compiling a package. |
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> Regards, |
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> |
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> Colleen |
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My understanding is that there are two types of dependencies: required |
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and optional. For example, gnumeric will necessarily depend on gnome, |
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whether you like it or not. So even with the -gnome flag set if will |
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bring in the necessary libraries for it to function. On my system, I |
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run into a similar thing with Rosegarden. It uses kdelibs and qt. So |
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even when I specified -kde in make.conf, when I installed Rosegarden, |
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kdelibs gets installed too. |
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I think that if you don't, in general, need gnome functionality, than |
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-gnome should be fine in a global sense. Even if you don't explicitly |
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put it in package.use the package that necessarily depend on gnome |
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will install it as a dependency anyway. |
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HTH |
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