[gentoo-user] emerge inforamtion

[gentoo-user] emerge inforamtion

[contiemilio]

USE flags doubts (again).

If I run this command:

emerge -pv hplip

the output is:
[ebuild   R   ] net-print/hplip-0.9.7-r3  +X +cups +foomaticdb -ppds +qt 
+scanner* -snmp +usb 0 kB

There are 5 flags prefixed by a plus and red coloured (+X, +cups, +foomaticdb, 
+qt and +usb). These flags are already set. Right?

There are 2 flags prefixed by a menus and blue coloured (-ppds and -snmp). 
These flags are not set. But, should I set them?

Finally there is anoter flag prefixed by a plus and green coloured 
(+scanner*). What does the trailing * mean? What does the green colour mean?

Thank you a lot in advance.

emilio

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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge inforamtion

[Heinz Sporn]

Am Donnerstag, den 30.03.2006, 15:26 +0000 schrieb
contiemilio@virgilio.it:
> USE flags doubts (again).
> 
> If I run this command:
> 
> emerge -pv hplip
> 
> the output is:
> [ebuild   R   ] net-print/hplip-0.9.7-r3  +X +cups +foomaticdb -ppds +qt 
> +scanner* -snmp +usb 0 kB
> 
> There are 5 flags prefixed by a plus and red coloured (+X, +cups, +foomaticdb, 
> +qt and +usb). These flags are already set. Right?

Right.

> 
> There are 2 flags prefixed by a menus and blue coloured (-ppds and -snmp). 
> These flags are not set. But, should I set them?

If you need or want builtin support for ppds and/or snmp then yes.

> 
> Finally there is anoter flag prefixed by a plus and green coloured 
> (+scanner*). What does the trailing * mean? What does the green colour mean?

A previous build did not include those flags. The new build would.

> 
> Thank you a lot in advance.
> 
> emilio
> 

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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge inforamtion

[Teresa and Dale]

contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:

>USE flags doubts (again).
>
>If I run this command:
>
>emerge -pv hplip
>
>the output is:
>[ebuild   R   ] net-print/hplip-0.9.7-r3  +X +cups +foomaticdb -ppds +qt 
>+scanner* -snmp +usb 0 kB
>
>There are 5 flags prefixed by a plus and red coloured (+X, +cups, +foomaticdb, 
>+qt and +usb). These flags are already set. Right?
>  
>

The plus sign means that it will be compiled with support for that
flag.  It means you can use that basically.

>There are 2 flags prefixed by a menus and blue coloured (-ppds and -snmp). 
>These flags are not set. But, should I set them?
>  
>

It depends on whether you will use them or not.  This is what that flag
is for:  "ppds - Adds support for automatically generated ppd (printing
driver) files."  If you need it, edit make.conf file and put it in the
USE= line.  The snmp is this:  "snmp - Adds support for the Simple
Network Management Protocol if available."  You can get the same info
from here:  /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc

>Finally there is anoter flag prefixed by a plus and green coloured 
>(+scanner*). What does the trailing * mean? What does the green colour mean?
>
>Thank you a lot in advance.
>
>emilio
>
>  
>

If I recall correctly, that * means it has been changed since the
program was instaled.  If you changed some flags recently, you may want
to do a emerge -Nvp world to see what else has changed.  If everything
looks OK, take off the p and let it recompile those for you so it will
work correctly.

Hope that helps.

Dale
:-)
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Re: [gentoo-user] emerge inforamtion

[Raphael Melo de Oliveira Bastos Sales]

Just adding something. Since the package is already installed, you can type:

equery u net-print/hplip

It should give you a description of what each USE flag means. And it
works with every package.

If you get a command not found error, emerge gentoolkit to get the
equery program :)

Regards,

Raphael

2006/3/30, Teresa and Dale <teendale@vista-express.com>:
> contiemilio@virgilio.it wrote:
>
> >USE flags doubts (again).
> >
> >If I run this command:
> >
> >emerge -pv hplip
> >
> >the output is:
> >[ebuild   R   ] net-print/hplip-0.9.7-r3  +X +cups +foomaticdb -ppds +qt
> >+scanner* -snmp +usb 0 kB
> >
> >There are 5 flags prefixed by a plus and red coloured (+X, +cups, +foomaticdb,
> >+qt and +usb). These flags are already set. Right?
> >
> >
>
> The plus sign means that it will be compiled with support for that
> flag.  It means you can use that basically.
>
> >There are 2 flags prefixed by a menus and blue coloured (-ppds and -snmp).
> >These flags are not set. But, should I set them?
> >
> >
>
> It depends on whether you will use them or not.  This is what that flag
> is for:  "ppds - Adds support for automatically generated ppd (printing
> driver) files."  If you need it, edit make.conf file and put it in the
> USE= line.  The snmp is this:  "snmp - Adds support for the Simple
> Network Management Protocol if available."  You can get the same info
> from here:  /usr/portage/profiles/use.desc
>
> >Finally there is anoter flag prefixed by a plus and green coloured
> >(+scanner*). What does the trailing * mean? What does the green colour mean?
> >
> >Thank you a lot in advance.
> >
> >emilio
> >
> >
> >
>
> If I recall correctly, that * means it has been changed since the
> program was instaled.  If you changed some flags recently, you may want
> to do a emerge -Nvp world to see what else has changed.  If everything
> looks OK, take off the p and let it recompile those for you so it will
> work correctly.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Dale
> :-)
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>
>

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