On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 11:31:15 +0100 Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:02:23 +0200, Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: > > > >> Hmm ... I don't think setting abi_x86_32 globally is necessary, > > >> unless you want to have 32bit libs for ALL packages that these > > >> exist for, whether you use them or not. I mean that for Skype > > >> you have no alternative at present, but if you don't use Skype > > >> then you would not need the 32bit versions of Skype's > > >> dependencies. If my understanding is wrong, Alan will soon put > > >> me right on this. :-) > > > > > > > > > You understand it just fine. > > > > OK, then so why do I have to edit files to tell the system to USE > > this and that after the system tells me it needs that ... ? > > > > Why isn't this taken care of within portage itself? > > Because this is Gentoo and you are in charge of portage, not the other > way around. Portage goes as far as it can without trampling over your > choices by saying "these are the changes I need you to make, press Y > to accept them". It's not like you have to add one atom to package.use > manually, run emerge again, add another etc. With --pretend and --ask options you would still be in charge. Execute 'emerge -pv foo', if you do not like the changes then tweak USE settings in package.use. I would not feel any less in control if I could see changes that portage wants to do and could force my USE settings in package.use. Robert -- Róbert Čerňanský E-mail: ope...@tightmail.com Jabber: h...@jabber.sk
