Graham Murray wrote: > I have just looked at the 2007.0 profile and have seen that extra USE > flags have been added. Is there any source of information on the > reasoning behind USE flags being added to and removed from profiles? > Knowing the reasons for specific flags being added or removed from the > profile would help make an informed decision as to whether to edit > /etc/make.conf and add '-flagname' for features which have been added > but I do not think I need (or want) and add 'flagname' for those which > have been removed but I think I still want. >
Well, if you want to know what a USE flag is for, you can try euse. It works like this: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / # euse -i gimp > global use flags (searching: gimp) > ************************************************************ > no matching entries found > > local use flags (searching: gimp) > ************************************************************ > [+ C ] gimp (media-gfx/dcraw): > Builds rawphoto plugin for the GIMP > > [+ C ] gimp (media-gfx/gtkam): > GIMP plugin from gtkam > > [+ C ] gimp (media-gfx/iscan): > Build a plugin for the GIMP > > [+ C ] gimp (media-gfx/sane-frontends): > Build a plugin for the GIMP > > [+ C ] gimp (media-gfx/ufraw): > Build a plugin for the GIMP > > [+ C ] gimp (media-gfx/xsane): > Build a plugin for the GIMP > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / # man euse for more info. It is part of gentoolkit if you need to install it. I hope that helps. Dale :-) :-) :-) -- www.myspace.com/-remove-me-dalek1967 Copy n paste then remove the -remove-me- part. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
