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 379F4138CF8 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:39:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5E3B1140C1; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:39:00 +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 E80621402D for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 13:38:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from digimed.co.uk (shooty.digimed.co.uk [192.168.1.8]) by mail.digimed.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 9CC4871E3E for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:38:56 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:38:51 +0100 From: Neil Bothwick To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] necessary use flgas Message-ID: <20150623143851.7773394d@digimed.co.uk> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Digital Media Production X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.11.1-158-g5bfb21 (GTK+ 2.24.28; 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_/5m_wwXbScXJ89r0=g4JwdD."; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Archives-Salt: bec80dff-a520-40d3-827a-42791aea4b49 X-Archives-Hash: 6ad6fd88c3dd25044196131b0043a1cd --Sig_/5m_wwXbScXJ89r0=g4JwdD. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:35:10 +0430, behrouz khosravi wrote: > I really like to have control over my machine as much as possible. In > this way I will learn a lot, so I am trying to remove all the default > use flags and control them manually. >=20 > I just don't know which "global" use flags are absolutely necessary to > the system to make it snappier or secure. > What do you recommend ? Use a minimal profile like default/linux/amd64/13.0 which will=20 set only the USE flags most people need. From there you can disable individual flags if you think you don't need them. You can also start USE with -* in make.conf to turn everything off then set your own choices. This is the ideal setup for those who prefer to spend more time fixing their computer than using it. --=20 Neil Bothwick A man needs a mistress - just to break the monogamy --Sig_/5m_wwXbScXJ89r0=g4JwdD. Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iEYEARECAAYFAlWJYWsACgkQum4al0N1GQPQ+gCgtfB6Ai1QsiZJ7VkiPi96oflU +vEAoLqZJs1QLPcPtoLrs/HGm/7LXkwo =v7g6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/5m_wwXbScXJ89r0=g4JwdD.--