On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:26:06 -0400, Philip Webb wrote:

> I would do
> 
>   USE="static-libs" emerge -Dup libgcrypt
> 
> & if that works, add the flag to  /etc/portage/package.use .

That will also set the USE flag for any other packages in libgcrypt's
dependency tree. Additionally, it will add libgcrypt to @world, which
is also unwanted.

mkdir -p /etc/portage/package.use
echo dev-libs/libgcrypt static-libs
>>/etc/portage/package.use/cryptsetup emerge -uaD world


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