On Wed, Nov 16, 2016 at 8:51 PM, Kai Krakow <hurikha...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> All this would be easier if upstream package developers would explain >> what the different config options really entail. Most of the times, >> "./configure --help" is not that helpful. > > One could start a wiki entry for each use flag on the Gentoo wiki. > A package maintainer would probably be qualified to say what a flag means to that package, and they might add it to the flag page.
Sometimes, reading the ebuild helps (e.g., vim), sometimes it doesn't (e.g., firefox). > Also, you can use "euse -i USEFLAGNAME" which is sometimes helpful, > sometimes not - depending on how generic the description is. > Yes, this may help a bit too. Regards, Jorge
