From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D9FA1391DB for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:02:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0BB02E0880; Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:02:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.digimed.co.uk (82-69-83-178.dsl.in-addr.zen.co.uk [82.69.83.178]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 020BAE07C7 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2014 15:02:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: from digimed.co.uk (shooty.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.8]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id C67EB249A1 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:02:39 +0100 (BST) Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:02:24 +0100 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: USE flags handling Message-ID: <20140730160224.29830c66@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: References: <20140729201652.GA14289@waltdnes.org> Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.10.1-119-g7fbc83 (GTK+ 2.24.24; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) X-GPG-Fingerprint: 7260 0F33 97EC 2F1E 7667 FE37 BA6E 1A97 4375 1903 Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; boundary="Sig_/shvfAfksvfAJrqiqf5vdB5x"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: d0601182-e3e9-4b07-85cc-23fcdfd012f2 X-Archives-Hash: 3426b65545f7f67b7eeccb152080f3f6 --Sig_/shvfAfksvfAJrqiqf5vdB5x Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 14:07:30 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: > YOU have chosen a somewhat minimalist path with your desktop, wisely > avoiding "bloat_ware_city" Personally, I prefer USE=3D"-hyperbole" :) > But, to avoid pain do keep some minimal=20 > collection of flags. Python is CRITICAL on gentoo, so ask before=20 > verging out on Python! Bear in mind that USE flags control *optional* features and dependencies. Setting USE=3D"-python" will not prevent python being installed, nor will it break portage, but it will "de-bloat" those packages that come with optional python interfaces and bindings. One USE flags that new users often select, mistakenly, is doc. Package documentation such as man pages, info pages and readmes is installed by default. The doc USE flag enables the building and installation of developer and API documentation, and usually comes with a swathe of dependencies. It should never be enabled globally. --=20 Neil Bothwick There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation. --Sig_/shvfAfksvfAJrqiqf5vdB5x Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlPZCQwACgkQum4al0N1GQPeUACgnuz8G9R3TcSJPwCZ9pOC3pFZ kO8AoI8A3jSwJjbQAc2pXbZdUslUL071 =GDVF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/shvfAfksvfAJrqiqf5vdB5x--