Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Using package.use

[Alan McKinnon]

On Sunday 04 May 2008, reader@×××××××.com wrote:
> Kenneth Prugh <ken69267@×××××.com> writes:

> > try:
> > net-analyzer/tcpdump -samba
>
> It works ... thanks .. I was confused with this info which is
> apparently really about something else
>
>
> lines 560-592 of 630
> [...]
>                      Format:
>                      - comments begin with #
>                      - package:use flag - description
>
>                      Example:
>                      app-editors/nano:justify - Toggles the justify
>                      option
>                      dev-libs/DirectFB:fusion - Adds Multi
> Application support
>                      games-emulation/xmess:net - Adds network support

That's the syntax for ${PORTDIR}/profiles/use*, which documents what USE 
FLAGS are intended for. The gentoo devs edit those files when they 
add/update flags to the system.

> To be fair it also shows the syntax you showed in another section.

:-) Documentation - wonderful stuff. If you find the right chapter in 
the right document, that it.

-- 
Alan McKinnon
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

-- 
gentoo-user@l.g.o mailing list