Re: [gentoo-user] Checking the reason for (-useflags) in brackets

[meino.cramer@gmx.de]

Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> [14-06-21 12:36]:
> On 21/06/2014 11:19, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > for some applications I want to activate some USE flags, which are
> > disabled by default.
> > 
> > Some of those USE flags are set in () brackets. From searching the
> > internet I learned, that this may be due to unresolveable dependencies
> > or settings in the make.profile or....
> > 
> > Is there a way to exactly pin point the reason why a certain USE flags
> > gets "(diabled)" and whether it is possible to resolve the problem?
> > 
> > How can I figure out that?
> 
> 
> From the emerge man page:
> 
> 
>  ()       circumfix   forced, masked, or removed
> 
> 
> So the answer is usually one of
> 
> - flag not in ebuild anymore. Look in the ebuild
> - masked in profile. For these I usually search the profile directory
> recursively for the flag and figure it out that way
> 
> 
> What is it that you are trying to find out? A disabled flag is disabled
> and can't work, what further detail do you need?
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Alan McKinnon
> alan.mckinnon@gmail.com
> 
> 

Thanks for your help. In the internet I have already found the answer
in the meanwhile.


Best regards,
mcc