Bjoern Michaelsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Harry: >> I'm still just learning the emerge/portage setup so not really sure >> how to redo that. Does one have to change basic USE flag setting
Bjoern: > vi /etc/make.conf; emerge -va --newuse world Harry: >> somewhere or can they be set at emerge time? Bjoern > vi /etc/portage/package.use; emerge package Harry: >> If so can you show a simple example? Bjoern: > see "man portage", "man emerge" and the gentoo handbook for more info. man portage shows some of the syntax for `package.use' but apparently assumes a user will know more than I do. For example: There appear to be a set of default use flags with various pkgs. In the instant case... sendmail. How does one learn what those are? Just: `equery uses sendmail', or does that show what was actually used not just what the defaults are? Further... if a user adds or subtracts a use flage like this: cat /etc/portage/sendmail.use: mail-mta/sendmail +mbox +mailwrapper +sasl How will user now which other flags will be used? Or must they also be specified here? None of the flags that appear when I run: `equery uses sendmail' are listed in: /etc/make.profile/make.defaults So where do they come from? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
