On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 6:53 PM, Gevisz <gev...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:31:20 +0200 Alexander Kapshuk < > alexander.kaps...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 1:46 PM, Gevisz <gev...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > While doing recent wold updates I get the following message: > > > > > > * Messages for package sys-apps/busybox-1.23.0-r1: > > > * You cannot have USE='static pam'. Assuming static is more important. > > > > > > However, I never set any of those two flags neither in > > > /etc/portage/make.conf > > > no in /etc/portage/packag.use. So, it is set by default. > > > > > > So, why the massage above? > > > > > > Now, after finally setting > > > sys-apps/busybox -pam > > > in /etc/portage/packag.use and rebuilding the package, I have > > > > > > $ equery uses busybox > > > [ Legend : U - final flag setting for installation] > > > [ : I - package is installed with flag ] > > > [ Colors : set, unset ] > > > * Found these USE flags for sys-apps/busybox-1.23.0-r1: > > > U I > > > - - debug : Enable extra debug codepaths, like asserts and > extra > > > output. If you want to get meaningful backtraces see > > > http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/qa/backtraces.xml > > > + + ipv6 : Add support for IP version 6 > > > - - livecd : !!internal use only!! DO NOT SET THIS FLAG > YOURSELF!, > > > used during livecd building > > > - - make-symlinks : Create all the appropriate symlinks in /bin and > /sbin. > > > - - math : Enable math support in gawk (requires libm) > > > - - mdev : Create the appropriate symlink in /sbin and > install > > > mdev.conf and support files > > > - + pam : Add support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication > > > Modules) - DANGEROUS to arbitrarily flip > > > - - savedconfig : Use this to restore your config from > > > /etc/portage/savedconfig ${CATEGORY}/${PN}. Make sure your USE flags > allow > > > for appropriate dependencies > > > - - sep-usr : Support a separate /usr without needing an > initramfs > > > by booting with init=/ginit > > > + + static : Make the system rescue shell (/bin/bb) static so > you > > > can recover even when glibc is broken > > > - - syslog : Enable support for syslog > > > - - systemd : Support systemd > > > > > > which confirms that +pam and +static has been set in busybox by > default. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > STATIC is enabled and PAM is disabled in the ebuild: > > > > grep IUSE `equery -q w busybox` > > IUSE="debug ipv6 livecd make-symlinks math mdev -pam selinux sep-usr > > +static syslog systemd" > > Strange enough. How I arrived to +pam setting if I have not set it in > both /etc/portage/make.conf and /etc/portage/package.use files? > > I had explicitly enabled pam globally in /etc/portage/make.conf. So after reading the portage message about pam having to be disabled, I disabled it explicitly in /etc/portage/package.use.
Running 'emerge --info | grep pam' might reveal a USE flag setting with pam enabled.
