They come from /etc/make.conf or /etc/portage/package.use. The profile you are using has defaults set.
On Sunday February 26 2006 21:00, Bo Andresen wrote: > I decided I wanted to remove the ipv6 use flag which I have had enabled in > make.conf for quite a while but never really been on a ipv6 network and > don't suspect I will in the near future. When upgrading firefox I noted it > has that use flag and decided I want to know what it actually does. Only, I > cannot find it anywhere in the ebuilds! So where does it come from and what > *exactly* does it do? > > ~ # emerge -uvp mozilla-firefox > These are the packages that would be merged, in order: > Calculating dependencies... done! > [ebuild U ] www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.1-r2 [1.5.0.1-r1] > USE="java mozdevelop xprint -debug -gnome -ipv6* -xinerama" 33 kB > Total size of downloads: 33 kB > > ~ # grep USE /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox/*.ebuild > /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-1.0.7-r4.ebuild:IUS >E="gnome java mozdevelop mozsvg mozcalendar" > /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-1.5-r11.ebuild:IUSE >="java mozdevelop" > /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-1.5-r9.ebuild:IUSE= >"java mozdevelop" > /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.1-r2.ebuild:I >USE="java mozdevelop" > > ~ # grep ipv6 /usr/portage/www-client/mozilla-firefox/*.ebuild > ~ # > > ~ # equery u mozilla-firefox > [ Searching for packages matching mozilla-firefox... ] > [ Colour Code : set unset ] > [ Legend : Left column (U) - USE flags from > make.conf ] > [ : Right column (I) - USE flags packages was installed > with ] > [ Found these USE variables for www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.1-r1 ] > U I > - - debug : Tells configure and the makefiles to build for debugging. > Effects vary across packages, but generally it will at least add -g to > CFLAGS. Remember to set FEATURES=nostrip too > - - gnome : Adds GNOME support > - + ipv6 : Adds support for IP version 6 > + + java : Adds support for Java > + + mozdevelop : Enable features for web developers (e.g. Venkman) > - - xinerama : Add support for the xinerama X11 extension, which allows > you to stretch your display across multiple monitors > + + xprint : Support for xprint, > http://www.mozilla.org/projects/xprint/ > > -- > Bo Andresen -- Brett I. Holcomb -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
