On Tuesday 21 March 2006 06:50, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote about '[gentoo-user] Flag USE': > 1 - Is it mandatory to set the Flag USE?
No; you do not have to specify any USE flags (by defining the USE variable) in your make.conf. Your profile provides some defaults. Using the defaults means you will be using the Gentoo Reference Platform (GRP) for your profile -- if you do that, you may be able to use binary packages provided by Gentoo on the package CD, if you wish. > 2 - If not, should I verify which flags to use for each package I want > to install (using the --pretend and --verbose options of emerge) and > then set USE accordingly? This is how I gradually developed by USE variable AND my package.use file. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh -- [email protected] mailing list
