On Sat, 4 Feb 2017 23:36:56 -0700, [email protected] wrote: > my next question: What is the correct way to configure "USE=" in > make.conf? > > When I use a below: (copied from my other systems): > > USE="-qt4 -kde -gnome -arts -berkdb -acl X gtk alsa cups apache2 ssl > foomaticdb truetype kpathsea ppds mysql udev tiff png usb scanner gimp > gimpprint cgi fam nptl type1 opengl tetexspell consolkit dbus pam > policykit jpeg lock session startup-notification thunar cleartype > corefonts -systemd -DOPENSSL_NO_HEARTBEATS abi_x86_32"
Copying an old USE setting is not the best idea. USE flags, profiles and your needs change over time and /etc/portage gathers a lot of cruft. Now you have the system working with the base profile, switch to a profile that suits your needs and let portage rebuild @world. Then make small changes to USE flags as needed. I recently ported a system to new hardware and did the base install this way. I found that I ended up with a system that worked just the same but with far less in make.conf and package.use. With USE flags, small changes are always best. A mass import of a USE line like that above is likely to cause circular dependencies and other problems. How you manage the split between make.conf and package.use is up to you. If I want a flag to apply globally, I put it in mzke.conf, otherwise it goes in package.use, in a file names after the software requiring it (which is not the same as the package name). If I find I have set the same flag several times in package.use, I consider moving it to make.conf. -- Neil Bothwick A friend of mine sent me a postcard with a satellite photo of the entire planet on it, and on the back he wrote, "Wish you were here."
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