On Tue, 08 Feb 2005 00:44:39 +0100 Simon Stelling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ USE="*" emerge -pv mozilla > > These are the packages that I would merge, in order: > > Calculating dependencies ...done! > [ebuild R ] net-www/mozilla-1.7.5 +crypt -debug +gnome +java > -ldap -mozdevelop +moznomail +moznoxft +mozsvg -mozxmlterm +ssl > +xinerama* -xprint 0 kB [1] > > I know it's evil to use *, but USE="*" says: use everything, it > doesn't say: Don't compile the mozilla mail client. As ciaranm > already said, there is no way to force a use flag beeing which would > be needed with no-use flags. Kinda off-topic, but USE="*" isn't just evil but simply not implemented in any way (maybe you should have checked your example a bit more carefully ;) Better example that actually works and is also related to the original complaint is USE="-*" enabling all kinds of stuff. Marius -- Public Key at http://www.genone.de/info/gpg-key.pub In the beginning, there was nothing. And God said, 'Let there be Light.' And there was still nothing, but you could see a bit better.
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