[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If down the road I realize that I've left out use flag for mplayer would I
> have to recompile mplayer?
Yes, of course.
> I could make /etc/packages/portage.use something like:
>
> 'media-sound/lame-3.96.1'
>
> along with the other flags, and then mplayer would have lame et. al. as
> plug-in's, yes?
No.
In portage.use, you'd write (for example):
media-video/mplayer musepack
And then mplayer will be compiled with musepack support. If
the necessary libraries/files for musepack are not yet present,
they'll be installed automatically. "emerge -vpt mplayer" will
clearly show that.
> Or, do I have that wrong? Automagically mplayer will see
> 'media-sound/lame-3.96.1' and incorporate lame into mplayer?
If a package requires a different package, that different
package is automatically pulled.
> Or, is lame
> installed seperately?
Maybe. I don't know.
> But, I don't seem to have xmms installed, while I do have totem, so, I'm
> not totally understanding the significance of the above list.
Hm? I don't understand that. USE flags set options. So, if a
package has support for xmms, USE=xmms will make the package
use xmms; ie. it'll be compiled with appropriate flags.
Alexander Skwar
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