Question about the USE flag [Solved]

[Jeff91]

For the USE flag in the make.conf, do I need to list every flag I do not want with a '-' in front of it or if I just exclude it from the USE list will it be left out?

~Jeff

[joeoden]

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/h ... t=2&chap=2
Have bookmarked the handbook
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/h ... -amd64.xml
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml

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[Jeff91]

Mmm yes that is a useful page, I've read over it once or twice before. The thing I am really still kinda hazy on is this:

Portage only passes the options listed in the make.conf USE, if this is the case why would you ever need to list things in the USE var with the '-' in front of them? Because wouldn't listing them with the minus out front just be the same as not listing them at all or am I missing something?

~Jeff

[wolfden]

make.conf is global that is why

you use the files in /etc/portage/ for individual files

you should really go thru the gentoo handbook to further understand

[Thev00d00]

"-foobar" - Turn off the flag all the time
"foobar" - Turn it on all the time
" " - (exclude from make.conf) - turn off except when default for that flag is on.

[Jeff91]

"-foobar" - Turn off the flag all the time
"foobar" - Turn it on all the time
" " - (exclude from make.conf) - turn off except when default for that flag is on.

That really cleared it up for me, thanks much!

~Jeff

[Fitzcarraldo]

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