--- Mark Knecht <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 9/16/05, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Differs from both of yours again. Here's my > > > package.use for the machine: > > > > > > dragonfly ~ # cat /etc/portage/package.use > > > > no such file on my machine. Did I miss something? > > No. I think you just haven't created it. Try making > one and see how it works. Done > > You also have your 'profile'. > > cat /etc/make.profile/make.defaults > > This will show you the default flags your system is > using. To that you > add make.conf and any package.use flags to get what > the system will > use for your package. /etc/make.profile is a link to /usr/portage/default-linux/x86/2005.0 but there's a newer dir ../2005.1. The packages file seems to have been updated. Dare I delete the present link and point it to the newer dir? Why did whatever code made the original link(I didn't put it there) not make a new one to the latest dir? That's what makes me hesitate. > > From there I just let my imagination drive things > and see how it works > out. Most of the time it's OK, but sometimes I've > had to recompile > packages 2, 3 or even 4 times to get features I'm > interested in. But when you do it right the first time: priceless __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list