I would have thought that it indicates the default value

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lloyd D Budd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 21 August 2003 15:13
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] pkg -flag
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> Hi Brett, So if a package has '-debug' then
> (a) does this mean that debug is not available? 
> or
> (b) does this mean that I can optionally remove debug?
> 
> On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 10:17, brett holcomb wrote:
> > It depends on the package.  If the package supports debug 
> > as an option then debug enables it, -debug disables it.
> > 
> > On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 10:02:11 -0400
> >   Lloyd D Budd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >Hi Brett.  Thank you for the swift reply.  You provide 
> > >sicinct info. 
> > >Unfortunately, I cannot info for the negative case.  Do 
> > >you know the
> > >answers to my specific questions?
> > >
> > >On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 10:10, brett holcomb wrote:
> > >> Most packages have many options that they can be 
> > >> configured and built with.  However, not everyone needs 
> > >>or 
> > >> wants all of them.  For example, I may not want to 
> > >>compile 
> > >> a package with arts options since I don't use KDE.  In 
> > >> another distro we have to use flags on the configure 
> 
> >
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