[gentoo-user] Re: Another reason to begin USE with "-*"

2006-03-13 Thread Harry Putnam
Rick van Hattem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Instead of ufed I'd recommend profuse, it has the same options as ufed and > more. Really a great tool, very easy to use and gives you a clear list of > what use flags you have enabled (I do prefer the ncurses "profuse -n" command > above gtk) Wow

[gentoo-user] Re: Another reason to begin USE with "-*"

2006-03-12 Thread james
Walter Dnes waltdnes.org> writes: > The whole point behind "-*" is to prevent future "surprises". > Yesterday it was emboss and ipv6. Today it's apache2. What's next; and > when? One reason I'm using Gentoo is because I want the maximum control > over my machine that's possible without going

[gentoo-user] Re: Another reason to begin USE with "-*"

2006-03-12 Thread Francesco Talamona
On Sunday 12 March 2006 01:20, Walter Dnes wrote: >   Why in (diety's) name does the the average user need apache2?  Or > emboss (European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite)?  After the > "ipv6" fiasco, I began USE with "-*", like so... I think we are seeing a misinterpretation/bug. Apache2 fl