do i really need use flags?

russianpirate · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:26 am Post subject: do i really need use flags?

do i really need use flags or is this enough:
mp3 ogg cdr dvd alsa oss

lisa · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 5:47 am Post subject: Re: do i really need use flags?

russianpirate · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:21 am Post subject:

ive had about 3 gentoo systems before.. and never used use on them and they ran just fine.. but i really wanna optimize and custom it more
is there a complete list (besides the one that comes with gentoo) of use variables and their descriptions?

lisa · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:26 am Post subject:

russianpirate · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:31 am Post subject:

there isnt really a list there
its just the handbook from the livecd online

lisa · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:35 am Post subject:

Lews_Therin · l33t Joined: 03 Oct 2003 Posts: 657 Location: Banned

Also, if you emerge -pv $PACKAGENAME, it'll show you a list of all the flags a package accepts.

ciaranm · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 9:28 am Post subject:

russianpirate · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:18 pm Post subject:

a good use editor:
ufed
simple, and functional
shows u all the possible use (.desc + .local.desc), their description, and you can select to use that variable right there

thechris · Veteran Joined: 12 Oct 2003 Posts: 1203

to the OP:

you do not _need_ to set use flags. the major ones are set by your profile. like X kde gnome gtk qt are all set by default. to use literally no use flags (probably a bad idea) you can use -*

if you ever emerge mplayer, you may want to look into use flags.
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