Thats right. you are more likely to have problems with programs that have optional mozilla support in them, eg a mail client that opened hotlinks in mozilla. that support wouldn't be compiled into the mail client unless USE=mozilla is enabled.
take a look at ufed (emerge ufed) it helps you set USE vars. (ufed= use file editor or something) kportage may also have use flag support? USE flags come in a hierarchy, with the last one in the list over-riding any earlier settings. The hierarchy is: /etc/make.profile/make.defaults ( These are the defaults for Gentoo as a whole. These should not be changed) /etc/make.profile/use.defaults These will change as packages are added and removed from the system /etc/make.conf these are the only ones that should be changed by the user and these are the ones that UFED changes (I copied that stuff from the ufed help screen :-) On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 14:05:41 +1200 Hamish McBrearty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >Gentoo question: > > > >What are the likely consequences of incorrect/missing USE flags? > > > >e.g. I emerged Mozilla without adding the mozilla USE flag > > > >Robert > > As far as I understand it, the USE flags instruct emerge to either install > or not install certain components of appications. For instance, without > Mozilla in your USE flags it would install quite happily, but if you > expilcitly said not to install GTK components by a USE= -GTK then running > Galeon would prove very difficult. > > Of course I could be completely wrong about that. > > ------------------------------------------------- > Hamish McBrearty MCSE MCSA > Network Engineer > Rangi Ruru Girls' School > 59 Hewitts Road > Christchurch > NEW ZEALAND > Ph 03 355-6099 > Fax 03 355-6027 > CELL 021 999770 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------- > >
