On Mon, 22 May 2006 12:28:22 +0200, Alexander Skwar wrote: > > AFAIK there's no database of Gentoo packages such as you ask for. > > Such a database would be inaccurate, because package contents are USE > > flag dependent, so anyone charitable enough to set one up would > > probably spend most of their time fielding questions about incorrect > > data :( > > Nah, not necessarily. For every listed file, it would be required > to show to which package(s) it belongs and also, how those packages > were built (ie. with which USE flags). So, not only the listing > of all the CONTENT files would be of interest, but also the keyword > (ie. x86, amd64, ...) and the associated USE flags.
How many permutations would there be. Packages lke mplayer and php use dozens of USE flags, compiling with every combination would a day and forever (which is longer than forever and a day). > BTW: How can I find out, with which *relevant* USE flags a package > has been built? Eg. gnome-base/gnome. > In /var/db/pkg/gnome-base/gnome-2.14.1, I find a "USE" file. But it > contains *WAY* too many flags: genlop -i pkgname -- Neil Bothwick EMail - garbage at the speed of light.
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