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From: "Brett I. Holcomb" <brettholcomb@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Where do these use flags come from?
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 02:57:46
Message-Id: 200602262149.34513.brettholcomb@bellsouth.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Where do these use flags come from? by Ryan Tandy
1 If you look at the ebuild there is an IUSE entry. You can also use equery
2 uses package name to see what it uses.
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4 On Sunday February 26 2006 21:40, Ryan Tandy wrote:
5 > Brett I. Holcomb wrote:
6 > > They come from /etc/make.conf or /etc/portage/package.use. The profile
7 > > you are using has defaults set.
8 > >
9 > > On Sunday February 26 2006 21:00, Bo Andresen wrote:
10 > >> I decided I wanted to remove the ipv6 use flag which I have had enabled
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12 snip
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14 > >>
15 > >> --
16 > >> Bo Andresen
17 >
18 > I think what the OP is asking, is where the usability of the flags is
19 > specified in the Firefox ebuild(s) - which it quite clearly isn't. If
20 > this is the case, I think the ipv6 USE-flag is added by an inherited
21 > eclass (assuming they can do that) - probably one of the mozilla ones.
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25 Brett I. Holcomb
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Re: [gentoo-user] Where do these use flags come from? Bo Andresen <bo.andresen@×××××.com>