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From: Daniel da Veiga <danieldaveiga@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Grab info off the net
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:21:33
Message-Id: 342e1090711201015nee60524s430a8d9f70a68f70@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: [OT] Grab info off the net by reader@newsguy.com
1 On Nov 20, 2007 3:51 PM, <reader@×××××××.com> wrote:
2 > Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> writes:
3 >
4 > > x11-misc/basket
5 >
6 > Looks pretty promising thanks..
7 >
8 > PS- I would never have thought to use:
9 > eix -S basket
10 > eix -S DropDrawers (hehe)
11 >
12 > But can you affirm if I'm likely to run into trouble:
13 >
14 > root # emerge -vp x11-misc/basket
15 > Calculating dependencies... done!
16 > [ebuild N ] app-crypt/gpgme-1.1.5 908 kB
17 > [ebuild N ] x11-misc/basket-1.0.2 USE="arts crypt -debug
18 > -xinerama" 5,905 kB
19 > I'm not likely to ever need app-crypt/gpgme at all
20 >
21 > So trying:
22 > root # USE='-crypt' emerge -vp x11-misc/basket
23 > Calculating dependencies... done!
24 > [ebuild N ] x11-misc/basket-1.0.2 USE="arts -crypt -debug
25 > -xinerama" 5,905 kB
26 >
27 > Eliminates the unwanted package but can you make an educated guess if
28 > I am likely to see some problem from doing that.
29 >
30 >
31
32 USE flags are supposed to control optional stuff in packages. It's
33 unlikely that something that is optional will give you any problems,
34 you'll only loose functionality in that package. In your case, you'll
35 probably not have encryption support, but everything else should work.
36
37
38 --
39 Daniel da Veiga
40
41 Filosofia de TI: Programadores de verdade consideram o conceito "o que
42 você vê é o que você tem" tão ruim em editores de texto quanto em
43 mulheres. Não, o programador de verdade quer um editor de texto do
44 estilo "você pediu, você levou" - complicado, indecifrável, poderoso,
45 impiedoso, perigoso.
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