> >> I've only used xfce4 on my Gentoo system and I've decided to give kde a > >> try. I love the minimalist approach of xfce, but it would be nice to > >> have more features. We'll see. > >> > >> I use -* in make.conf and I've carefully added only the local and global > >> flags I know I'll use for the packages about to be installed with kde. > >> This has resulted in the exclusion of many audio, video, and graphics > >> formats. Let me know if any of you Gentoo/kde users can recommend any > >> particular USE flags for the KDE dependency tree. I want to give kde a > >> fair evaluation so I don't want to cripple it, but I also don't want to > >> load up a bunch of stuff I won't use. Thanks for any advice! > >> > >> - Grant > > > > More info: > > > > [ebuild N ] dev-libs/cyrus-sasl-2.1.20 -authdaemond -berkdb -gdbm > > +java -kerberos -ldap -mysql +pam -postgres +ssl -static 1,733 kB [ebuild > > N ] net-dns/libidn-0.5.15 -doc -emacs +java -nls 1,925 kB [ebuild N > > ] net-misc/mDNSResponder-98 1,337 kB [ebuild N ] > > kde-base/kde-env-3-r4 0 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdelibs-3.4.3 +alsa > > -arts +cups -debug -doc +jpeg2k +kdeenablefinal -kerberos -openexr +spell > > +ssl +tiff -xinerama +zeroconf 16,482 kB > > [ebuild N ] media-libs/gd-2.0.33 -fontconfig +jpeg +png +truetype > > -xpm 573 kB > > [ebuild N ] dev-libs/cgilib-0.5 13 kB [ebuild N ] > > net-analyzer/rrdtool-1.2.6-r1 -doc +perl -tcltk 851 kB [ebuild N ] > > sys-apps/lm_sensors-2.9.2 +sensord 840 kB [ebuild N ] > > kde-base/kdebase-pam-6 0 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/eject-2.0.13-r2 > > -nls 58 kB [ebuild N ] sys-apps/hal-0.4.7-r2 -debug -doc -livecd > > +pcmcia 1,317 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdebase-3.4.3-r1 -arts +cups > > -debug +hal -ieee1394 +java +kdeenablefinal -ldap +lm_sensors > > -logitech-mouse -openexr +opengl +pam -samba +ssl -xinerama 21,908 kB > > [ebuild N ] media-gfx/xloadimage-4.1-r4 +jpeg +png +tiff 622 kB > > [ebuild N ] app-crypt/gnupg-1.4.2-r3 +X +bzip2 +caps -curl -ecc -idea > > -ldap -nls +readline (-selinux) -smartcard -static -usb +zlib 2,823 kB > > [ebuild N ] dev-libs/pth-1.4.0 434 kB [ebuild N ] > > app-crypt/gpgme-1.0.2 814 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdepim-3.4.3 -arts > > +crypt -debug -gnokii +kdeenablefinal -pda -xinerama 11,061 kB [ebuild N > > ] kde-base/kdegames-3.4.3 -arts -debug +kdeenablefinal -xinerama 9,192 > > kB > > [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeartwork-3.4.3 -arts -debug +kdeenablefinal > > +opengl -xinerama +xscreensaver 17,600 kB [ebuild N ] > > app-crypt/qca-1.0-r2 +ssl 29 kB [ebuild N ] app-crypt/qca-tls-1.0-r2 > > 22 kB [ebuild N ] dev-perl/Net-SSLeay-1.25 75 kB [ebuild N ] > > dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL-0.96 31 kB [ebuild N ] > > kde-base/kdenetwork-3.4.3 -arts -debug +kdeenablefinal -rdesktop -slp > > +ssl +wifi -xinerama -xmms 7,192 kB [ebuild N ] > > sys-libs/libieee1284-0.2.1 -doc 178 kB [ebuild N ] > > media-gfx/sane-backends-1.0.15 -gphoto2 -ipv6 -usb 3,156 kB [ebuild N > > ] kde-base/kdegraphics-3.4.3-r3 -arts -debug -gphoto2 +imlib > > +kdeenablefinal -nodrm -openexr +opengl -povray +scanner -tetex -xinerama > > 6,400 kB > > [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdetoys-3.4.3 -arts -debug +kdeenablefinal > > -xinerama 3,093 kB > > [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeutils-3.4.3-r1 -arts +crypt -debug > > +kdeenablefinal (-pbbuttonsd) -snmp -xinerama 2,204 kB [ebuild N ] > > kde-base/kdewebdev-3.4.3-r1 -arts -debug -doc +kdeenablefinal -tidy > > -xinerama 5,804 kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/libmad-0.15.1b -debug 490 > > kB [ebuild N ] media-libs/musicbrainz-2.1.1 515 kB [ebuild N ] > > media-libs/tunepimp-0.3.0-r1 -flac +mp3 +perl +python +readline -vorbis > > 512 kB > > [ebuild N ] sci-libs/fftw-3.0.1-r2 -3dnow (-altivec) +mpi +sse +sse2 > > 1,900 kB > > [ebuild N ] media-libs/libsamplerate-0.1.1-r1 -sndfile -static 683 kB > > [ebuild N ] media-sound/cdparanoia-3.9.8-r2 113 kB [ebuild N ] > > kde-base/kdemultimedia-3.4.3 +alsa -arts -audiofile -debug -encode -flac > > -gstreamer -jack +kdeenablefinal +mp3 +musicbrainz -speex -theora -vorbis > > -xine -xinerama 5,366 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeaddons-3.4.3 -arts > > -berkdb -debug +kdeenablefinal +sdl -xinerama -xmms 1,555 kB [ebuild N > > ] kde-base/kdeedu-3.4.3-r10 -arts -debug +kdeenablefinal -kig-scripting > > -xinerama 23,421 kB [ebuild N ] kde-base/kdeadmin-3.4.3 -arts -debug > > +kdeenablefinal -xinerama 1,484 kB > > [ebuild N ] kde-base/kde-3.4.3 -accessibility 0 kB > > > > - Grant > > Why not just run it from livecd? Save yourself the hassle. Why on earth do > you use -* in make.conf? for KEYWORDS? don;t do that!
Why not use -* for KEYWORDS? I always do a pretend emerge before a real one and I research each new USE flag I see and add it if I think it's necessary/useful. - Grant -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
