On Wednesday 22 November 2006 15:18, Bo Ørsted Andresen wrote:
> On Wednesday 22 November 2006 15:37, Mick wrote:
> > I am a bit confused with the following USE flags:
> > =====================================================
> > # emerge -upDv world
>
> [SNIP]
>
> > [ebuild     U ] net-print/foomatic-3.0.20060601 [3.0.2]
> > USE="ppds%* -foomaticdb%" 0 kB
>
> [SNIP]
>
> > [ebuild     U ] net-print/foomatic-db-20060720 [20050910] USE="(-cups%*)
> > (-ppds%*)" 0 kB
> > =====================================================
> >
> > Why the -foomaticdb and -cups?
>
> Look at `man emerge` (under --verbose) and/or bug #144661.
>
> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144661

Thanks Bo, but I'm still confused.  Would a system use -- net-print/foomatic 
without foomaticdb?  I thought that they go together.  With regards to 
net-print/foomatic-db and (-cups%*) why has this been removed?
-- 
Regards,
Mick

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