On 9/16/05, maxim wexler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Differs from both of yours again. Here's my > > package.use for the machine: > > > > dragonfly ~ # cat /etc/portage/package.use > > no such file on my machine. Did I miss something?
No. I think you just haven't created it. Try making one and see how it works. > > > media-video/ffmpeg aac > > media-video/avidemux aac > > app-cdr/cdrtools unicode > > media-sound/jack-audio-connection-kit debug -caps > > media-video/mplayer win32codecs > > x11-misc/xscreensaver new-login > > dragonfly ~ # > > > > and from make.conf: > > > > dragonfly ~ # cat /etc/make.conf | grep USE > > USE="userlocales gnome kde gtk gtk2 -arts -apm > > ladspa nptl nptlonly > > ladcca audiofile gimp gimpprint ppds usb alsa cdr > > dvd dvdr dvdread mmx > > sse sse2 caps jack jack-tmpfs fluidsynth tcltk > > sndfile v4l v4l2 > > firebird mysql flac xscreensaver samba i8x0 mythtv > > apache2 lirc mjpeg > > threads xvid transcode" > > dragonfly ~ # > > This is all I got: > USE="java alsa esd mad mp3 ogg oss vorbis xmms" You also have your 'profile'. cat /etc/make.profile/make.defaults This will show you the default flags your system is using. To that you add make.conf and any package.use flags to get what the system will use for your package. > > Assembling these flags has been hit or miss. Something > I read in a forum somewhere or just a guess. It > certainly doesn't represent all the software I've > emerged since setting up this system about 4 months > ago. Is there some sort of tried and true method of > determining what USE flags to use. Not that I know of. USE flags seem sort of like a personal preference thing. There isn't any single place to go to see what the alsa flag does on a specific package. you either read the ebuild, which is WAY beyond my skill set, or ask here. Doing emerge -pv package and looking carefully at the flags, as you are, is a good first step. >From there I just let my imagination drive things and see how it works out. Most of the time it's OK, but sometimes I've had to recompile packages 2, 3 or even 4 times to get features I'm interested in. Cheers, Mark -- [email protected] mailing list
