On Fri, 3 Jul 2015 15:03:34 +0800, Andrew Lowe wrote: > > It may not be possible since some packages require ruby to be present > > unconditionally, e.g. webkit-gtk has a built-time dependency on ruby, > > and the thin-provisioning-tools have a dependency on ruby with > > FEATURES=test. There are other packages with similar requirements.
> Valid point, but shouldn't putting "-ruby" in make.conf throw > up all sorts of warnings/errors? No, because USE flags control *optional* dependencies and features. If a package requires Ruby, it will not have the ruby USE flag because you cannot turn off a hard dependency. If you really need to see what wants Ruby, add --tree to your emerge world command. -- Neil Bothwick When companies ship Styrofoam, what do they pack it in?
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