Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Graham Murray wrote:
>> I have just looked at the 2007.0 profile and have seen that extra USE
>> flags have been added. Is there any source of information on the
>> reasoning behind USE flags being added to and removed from profiles?
>> Knowing the reasons for specific flags being added or removed from the
>> profile would help make an informed decision as to whether to edit
>> /etc/make.conf and add '-flagname' for features which have been added
>> but I do not think I need (or want) and add 'flagname' for those which
>> have been removed but I think I still want.
>>   
>
> Well, if you want to know what a USE flag is for, you can try euse.  It
> works like this:

I know how euse works (and do use it). What I am more interested in is
why the profile maintainers decided that an existing (for example
'kerberos') flag should now be enabled by default in x86/2007.0/desktop
when it was not enabled in previous profiles.
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