[gentoo-user] Re: detailed information about USE flags?

[Alexander Skwar <listen@alexander.skwar.name>]

· Alan E. Davis <lngndvs@gmail.com>:

>   I don't want to have to
> do emerge --newuse yadayada very often...

?
--newuse is only needed, if you change global USE flags. There
shouldn't be many flags you set globally, ie. in /etc/make.conf.
Instead, set the USE flags in /etc/portage/package.use.

> Can someone point me to more information on USE flags,

I don't think your question can be answered "globally". What a
USE flag does, is highly dependent upon the package which employs
this flag. And generally, the name of the flag should be quite
self explanatory - or at least the description should show, what
it does (I use "euse -i $flag" to get the description).

But if you need in detail information, you'll have to check out
the ebuild and see what it does.


Alexander Skwar
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