On Thursday 12 November 2009 16:13:46 Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:09:13 -0600, Dale wrote: > >> Calculating dependencies... done! > >> [ebuild R ] kde-base/kdelibs-3.5.10-r6 USE="acl alsa cups fam > >> jpeg2k spell tiff (-arts) -avahi -bindist -branding -debug -doc > >> -kdehiddenvisibility -kerberos -legacyssl -lua -openexr -utempter" 0 kB > >> [1] > >> > >> > >> > >> So, portage is ignoring my USE flags. Do I need a hammer for this to > >> work? Is this me or what? I'm confused. > > > > The arts use flag has been masked, that why it is parenthesised. > > > > % grep arts /usr/portage/profiles/base/use.mask > > # Mask USE arts. Deprecated. Remove this entry when kdelibs-3 is out of > > tree. > > arts > > > > You need to add -arts to /etc/portage/profile/use.mask > > While I was searching with Google, it is said this can be gotten rid of > which I don't mind doing. As long as the sound works, which others says > it does, then I'm fine without it. When I disable it, or remove it from > make.conf, it won't re-emerge anything when I run emerge -uvDN world. > The key part being the -N of course.
arts was a disgusting piece of crap that never should have been suffered to live. You never needed it then and you certainly don't need it now. It's been abandoned for many years now (at least 4?) > Anyway, I don't have that file so do I just create it? Is it sort of > like a package.unmask file? Yes. It's your locally defined USE flag mask, identical in purpose to the one the devs place into your profile -- alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com
