On Wed, 2015-03-11 at 13:43 -0700, Zac Medico wrote:
> On 03/11/2015 01:16 PM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > On Wed, 2015-03-11 at 10:56 -0700, Zac Medico wrote:
> > > On 03/11/2015 08:48 AM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2015-03-08 at 11:58 -0700, Zac Medico wrote:
> > > > > On 03/08/2015 10:01 AM, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > > > > On Sun, 2015-03-08 at 15:47 +0000, Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > package.use/package.use.force is a bit different though:
> > > > > > > cat /etc/portage/package.use/qemu
> > > > > > > app-emulation/qemu vde -alsa -pulseaudio -bluetooth -opengl 
> > > > > > > qemu_user_targets_x86_64 xattr 
> > > > > > > virtfs 
> > > > > > > static-
> > > > > > > user
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > #Needed by static-user
> > > > > > > sys-libs/zlib static-libs
> > > > > > > dev-libs/glib static-libs
> > > > > > > sys-apps/attr static-libs
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Moving this to package.use/package.use.force does not respect 
> > > > > > > -alsa, -pulseaudio, -opengl all
> > > > > > > flags which has a - on them, emerge wants to turn them on again.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > Am I missing something?
> > > > > > > Using portage 2.2.18
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Appears one have to use package.use.mask for that.
> > > > > >  cat package.use.mask
> > > > > >  app-emulation/qemu alsa pulseaudio bluetooth opengl
> > > > > > It would be handy if one could use the same syntax as in 
> > > > > > /etc/portage/package.use/qemu(-alsa -
> > > > > > opengl 
> > > > > > etc.)
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >  Jocke
> > > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Yes, the inverted use.mask logic can be confusing if you are not 
> > > > > familiar with it. The negative 
> > > > > flags 
> > > > > have a
> > > > > special meaning within the context of of portage's "incremental 
> > > > > stacking" behavior, so they can 
> > > > > still 
> > > > > be 
> > > > > useful, though not in the same way that you you attempted to use them.

Just noticed that USE flags in profiles/package.use.mask override everything so 
this
  USE=thin emerge -av sys-fs/lvm2
will not turn on thin if thin is in profiles/package.use.mask
How can just change the default so a user can easily turn it on ?

 jcoke 

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