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From: Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:18:55
Message-Id: 201001072016.28267.alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] sys-power/powermgmt-base blocks sys-power/pm-utils, but it's not installed yet by Michael Sullivan
1 On Thursday 07 January 2010 15:55:51 Michael Sullivan wrote:
2 > > USE="-apm"
3 > >
4 > > If you have acpi you do not need to use apm. Unless you have weird
5 > > hardware.
6 >
7 > catherine ~ # USE="-apm" emerge -pvuDt world
8 >
9
10 You need "N" in those portage options. Without it, it won't take changed USE
11 flags into account for already installed packages.
12
13 Test with -p, if you are happy with what portage intends to do, put USE="-apm"
14 into make.conf or packages.use as normal, then run the emerge for real.
15
16 --
17 alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com