dependencies

[esileruf]

i was read wiki, handbook, trying google it but cant find answers..

i dont understand how i can remove some dependencies from package
i was try with use flags but it doesnt help me
some packages have 50 or more deps, are they all nesessary for package working ?
can you explain me how to take control of which deps will be installed with package, which not be. or point me to some online documentation

[mahdi1234]

It'd be a way easier if you give particular example of a package and what you did, each package is different and if you e.g. try to emerge something dependent on kde/gnome of course there'll be zillions of deps.

You can always have a look directly in the ebuild to see as well or use some of the tools to show dependency graphs.
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[esileruf]

for example, last i was try is emerge pciutils
i remember there was cairo,bzip, and opengl as deps, and other 55 deps...
lets say i dont want cairo and opengl to be installed with pciutils

if i add:
sys-apps/pciutils -cairo -opengl
in package.use

"emerge pciutils" will try it to install as deps again

and just one thing,
if -pv package listed something like:
sys-apps/pciutils-1.2345.-04
do i add it in package.use as it is shown with version nubers or just like i shown up in first example, without nubers
im asking becouse i was add binutils in package.use with -development use flag
and after i try install grub again, binutils still have red development flag, it only becomes -blue when i add it in global use as -development

[BillWho]

esileruf,

Your default USE flags are determined by the profile you set. What's your profile set to

For normal use development will not be set.
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[esileruf]

profile is amd64/desktop
binutils as grub dep is one of first package i was emerging with default global use, i wasnt changing anything

[eyoung100]

Which dependency from what package are you wanting to remove?

Gentoo Handbook: USE Flags
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[mv]

You can look up the dependencies conveniently with eix:

[esileruf]

ok thank you for your replays, it was useful but its best way for me to learn in console with manpages and so...
that use flags is complicated for me now

i just want know one thing:
lets supose one package shown by -pv:

dev-libs/package-1.03.5

and i want disable flag, do i must add it in package. use like 1, or like 2:

1. "dev-libs/package-1.03.5 -flag"
2 "dev-libs/package -flag"

?

[BillWho]

esileruf,

dev-libs/package -flag would pertain to all versions.

If you use =dev-libs/package-1.03.5 -flag it will only pertain to that version.
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