On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 04:24:05AM +0000, Bob Crandell wrote: > >> Under Gentoo, all of those various optional features would be represented > >> by one of Gentoo's various USE flags, and those which were desired would > >> be included. Those which were not would not be. > > > >But, if one emerges a binary package on Gentoo that was built on > >another machine (that have different USE settings), will it know what > >packages the binary package depends on? > > > >-- > Gentoo users should feel free to correct me but it seems logical that the USE > settings would determine depemdancies, not how it was compiled on someone else's > computer. > > Yes? No?
Both actually. Use flags are no substitute for package dependencies, they are used as a method by which to determine what the build-time deps are exactly. Obviously, those dependencies which are not needed at runtime (gcc, for most things, for example) would not be listed in the runtime dependencies. -- Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <-- That boy needs therapy * knghtbrd does the ET thing <knghtbrd> anybody got a speak-n-spell?
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