On Sun, 02 Oct 2011 14:26:27 -0500, Dale wrote: > One thing I don't like about having all the separate file in package.* > is trying to keep up with them. I have several files that are there > that don't even have anything in them because either > portages unmask feature or autounmask created them. I sort of wonder > if it wouldn't be easier for me to go back to a single file. Then I > can open it with kwrite and if the file has a lot in it, just use the > find tool. I know, I'm sure there is some command that can do that but > that's another story. Of course I also have several files that do have > something in them. Thing is, if I suspect something is in a file and > want to look, I have to open each file, look to see if it's there and > if not, repeat with the next one until I find it. Sometimes that is > like a needle in a haystack.
Either give the files sensible names or use grep :) I name the file after the package that requires its settings, so if foo requires a USE flag on libbar, I put that in foo. That way, if I unmerge foo, I can delete the file and not leave cruft. -- Neil Bothwick If it ain't broke, break it and charge for repair.
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